1
: fully awake
2
: alertly watchful especially for advantages or opportunities
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Adjective
was wide-awake with worry for most of the night
investors who were wide-awake bought the stock as soon as it was offered
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Forgotten that prayer is a kind of wide-awake drift toward God.
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Blackout shades and curtains are a dream for light sleepers and for parents who want wide-awake children to nod off at nap time.
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Adjective
For wide-awake eyes, Mrs. Bieber swipes on Kosas’ Revealer Concealer, which is another multipurpose product.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2024
Forgotten that prayer is a kind of wide-awake drift toward God.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
Blackout shades and curtains are a dream for light sleepers and for parents who want wide-awake children to nod off at nap time.
—Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2023
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“Wideawake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wideawake. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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