: the state or condition of being woke (as in matters of racial and social justice)
I read articles and engage in discussions about privilege and wokeness. I try to address my own problematic thoughts and behaviour.—
Louise Ferreira
Louise Ferreira(disapproving) As wokeness pervades our society, expect to see a lot more limits placed on our daily word choices.—Ingrid Jacques
Ingrid JacquesExamples of wokeness in a Sentence
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Is the cure more wokeness, additional DEI initiatives, an invasion at the southern border, excessive foreign aid spending?
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2025
In addition to eliminating DEI from government agencies, Trump has aimed at eliminating wokeness from our nation's military.
—Casey Ryan, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
It was embraced by the company’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, who gleefully ended his company’s program earlier this month, signalling to the White House and investors that the days of wokeness at Meta were over.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
Best of The Bee: As California burns, Trump freezes federal spending to investigate it for ‘wokeness,’ via Andrew Sheeler and David Lightman.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2025
In addition to eliminating DEI from government agencies, Trump has aimed at eliminating wokeness from our nation's military.
—Casey Ryan, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
It was embraced by the company’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, who gleefully ended his company’s program earlier this month, signalling to the White House and investors that the days of wokeness at Meta were over.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
Best of The Bee: As California burns, Trump freezes federal spending to investigate it for ‘wokeness,’ via Andrew Sheeler and David Lightman.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Wokeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wokeness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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