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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 awaked
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
Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
However, when Yeon Sang-ho’s blockbuster Train to Busan took the global box office by storm in 2016, the Korean industry awakened to the economic beast of Korean zombie IP.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
Madrid has awakened from a deep slumber in the years following the pandemic, and its dining scene is now rivaling Barcelona for culinary supremacy.
—Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Has walking in Christie’s footsteps re-awakened an urge to play Poirot once more?
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
In Bartow, Florida, Kayla Lane, her brother and mother were awakened early Thursday after Milton’s howling winds knocked a tree through the roof of their home.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Instead of fleeing the cult, Claire takes control of it, the hum having awakened charismatic powers within her.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The worlds that opened up by experiencing a variety of cuisines, plus the allure of fine dining and the sensory jolt from encountering truly fresh ingredients, awakened something that had lain dormant.
—Paula J. Johnson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Early last Friday morning, Lance Mills was awakened by his son telling him the Swannanoa River in their backyard was coming over its banks.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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By the time the 2020 election rolled around, the political establishment had awakened and thrown its entire weight behind Joe Biden.
—Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
However, when Yeon Sang-ho’s blockbuster Train to Busan took the global box office by storm in 2016, the Korean industry awakened to the economic beast of Korean zombie IP.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
Madrid has awakened from a deep slumber in the years following the pandemic, and its dining scene is now rivaling Barcelona for culinary supremacy.
—Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Has walking in Christie’s footsteps re-awakened an urge to play Poirot once more?
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
In Bartow, Florida, Kayla Lane, her brother and mother were awakened early Thursday after Milton’s howling winds knocked a tree through the roof of their home.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Instead of fleeing the cult, Claire takes control of it, the hum having awakened charismatic powers within her.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The worlds that opened up by experiencing a variety of cuisines, plus the allure of fine dining and the sensory jolt from encountering truly fresh ingredients, awakened something that had lain dormant.
—Paula J. Johnson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Early last Friday morning, Lance Mills was awakened by his son telling him the Swannanoa River in their backyard was coming over its banks.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakened
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Residents of parts of upstate New York and Vermont awoke to winter-like weather Thursday morning, including the earliest a foot of snow has fallen in the higher elevations of the Green Mountain state in 14 years.Max Golembo, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Series creator Ryan Murphy explains to Variety that the real Lois was the one who awoke from her coma, and that everything in the season’s first six episodes was a dream.Andy Swift, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
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But that isn’t to say jolting awake shortly after turning out the lights is cause to schedule an MRI scan.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Here Catherine is again, unable to stay awake and protect her son.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Low to medium doses show a reduction in the alpha frequency of brain waves (which correspond to relaxed and wakeful states), along with rising entropy, a signature finding of sober brains sinking deeper into a trip.Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Having the right pillow can make a big difference between a peaceful night’s sleep and a restless, wakeful one.Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
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And one lively female was virtually sleepless, averaging just four minutes of sleep each day.Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2019
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Practical and Cute Enter the perfect solution to her sleepless nights.Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 25 Jan. 2023
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“Awakened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awakened. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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