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as in woke
to cause to stop sleeping
be quiet or you'll awaken the kids
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as in awoke
to cease to be asleep
guests at the B and B usually awaken to the smell of fresh pancakes
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Recent Examples of awakened
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
Chloe Schama, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2025
The horrific crimes in Gaza have resulted in a global outcry and awakened consciences across ideological barriers.
—Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2025
In June 2016, Soskin was awakened in her Richmond home by a robber who dragged her from her bedroom and beat her.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
There was something about the warmth which awakened me.
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 9 Dec. 2025
Researchers who study adolescent sleep and screen habits have found that many 11- to 12-year-olds keep devices within reach at night, and a notable share report being awakened by notifications.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
The Axial Age awakened humankind.
—Big Think, 16 Nov. 2025
After college, Tilson began working on an organic farm, and that experience awakened her to the medicinal wonders of plants — not only for eating, but for healing.
—Margaret Buranen, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
My mother, awakened by the commotion, could hardly speak.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
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Angine desperately returns to the store, again and again, to get her fix from Malaise, her face reddening from blood just below the surface, a canvas of her awakened desire.
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During World War II, Gallant worked at a newspaper in Montreal, an experience that awakened her to dynamics that would stay with her the rest of her life.
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Friend Ellen DeGeneres also gave a shoutout through a candid video shared on Instagram, in which the former talk show host woke Kris up from a nap by singing in her ear.—
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Here she is being woke in the name of destroying her enemies, most of whom the show has given us very little reason to root for.—
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The most famous, perhaps, was of lung cancer patient David Prueitt, who swallowed a supposedly lethal dose of medication and awoke three days later.—
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Venezuelans awoke the next morning to news that the tall, burly man who had ruled the country for nearly 13 years and through fraudulent elections was forcefully extradited by the Americans back to the United States to stand trial.—
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Shapiro and his wife, Lori, roused the rest of the household.—
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Just as legendary as his triumphs have been his fist pumps, his reactions to good and bad shots, and his celebrations that roused the crowds.—
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The animals were observed sleeping in a dark-light environment and awake during the day.—
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She was jolted awake to see her kids’ father coming at her, pointing a knife at her chest, prosecutors said.—
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Tips to Break the Bedtime Screen Habit Dr. Verma, who was not involved in the research, offers the following tips to prevent wakeful effects from smartphones and get better sleep: Avoid screens 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime.—
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Lauren Goode: Who among us doesn't want to have a nap gently guided by our wakeful rhythm?—
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Even worse, their father's (Richard Armitage) return home seems unlikely with each sleepless night.—
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The future is bright With Reed back for another year, the Aggies can build upon this while the specter of coming so close to the quarterfinals will make for some sleepless nights.—
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“Awakened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awakened. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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