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as in to awake
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 awaken
The sun aligns with Mercury today, awakening latent talents.
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USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2025
Junie is a coming-of-age tale about a girl confronting a life-altering decision after awakening her sister’s ghost.
—Erin Crosby Eckstine, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Beyond Anxiety by Martha Beck (The Open Field: $30) A guide to overcoming anxiety by awakening the creativity within.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Elders guide them in traditions like dotting a lion's eyes with ink, which symbolically awakens the lions to life.
—Leafy Yun Ye, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
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USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2025
Junie is a coming-of-age tale about a girl confronting a life-altering decision after awakening her sister’s ghost.
—Erin Crosby Eckstine, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Beyond Anxiety by Martha Beck (The Open Field: $30) A guide to overcoming anxiety by awakening the creativity within.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Elders guide them in traditions like dotting a lion's eyes with ink, which symbolically awakens the lions to life.
—Leafy Yun Ye, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaken
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Neither woke progressivism nor MAGA populism are terms that would be familiar to Hamilton, Jefferson, Partridge, Thayer, or Jackson.—
Ryan Shaw / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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This woke bill is just one more example of the moral decay that emanates from Democrats who turn away from Christianity.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2025
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The eagle awoke and shook out its feathers, fluffing the straw surrounding the trio of eggs as the camera zoomed in.—
Amy Hubbard,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
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The story of Claudia Mercer from Portland, Oregon, and her 12-year-old son Devin all started when Mercer was awoken at 2:30 a.m. by an alert on her phone.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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The 15 best movies on Peacock Benitez clinches his victory with a rousing speech about tolerance in the aftermath of an attack by a suicide bomber outside the Vatican.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Save for an anticipated activist like Jane Fonda, who gave a rousing speech this past weekend at the SAG Awards, a major political bombshell would be somewhat of a surprise on Hollywood’s biggest night.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Awaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaken. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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