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1
as in woken
to cause to stop sleeping
awoke the boys for breakfast
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2
as in waked
to cease to be asleep
at the sound of breaking glass she awoke with a start
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Recent Examples of awoken
Smith awoke Tuesday with a 66 percent ground-ball rate.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The woman awoke to the girl crying.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
In both, the protagonist is awoken by the game’s main heroine, have completely lost their memory, and both focus on the survivors of a great calamity — with Earth being destroyed in Xenoblade, and Ganon destroying Hyrule in Zelda.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Analysts at Wolfe Research believe the popular messaging app is starting to be awoken from its slumber.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
The victim awoke while this was happening, and during an ensuing struggle, Guardado was stabbed in the leg, severing an artery.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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
The woman said about two hours later she was awoken by her husband who alleged that the teen took some pills and had attempted to harm himself, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
Still an undersized lineman, Perry (6-2, 311 with 31 5/8-inch arms), has awoken in a hotel room near Dallas almost every morning since the 2024 season ended.
—Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Chandler Rome, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The woman awoke to the girl crying.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
In both, the protagonist is awoken by the game’s main heroine, have completely lost their memory, and both focus on the survivors of a great calamity — with Earth being destroyed in Xenoblade, and Ganon destroying Hyrule in Zelda.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Analysts at Wolfe Research believe the popular messaging app is starting to be awoken from its slumber.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
The victim awoke while this was happening, and during an ensuing struggle, Guardado was stabbed in the leg, severing an artery.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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
The woman said about two hours later she was awoken by her husband who alleged that the teen took some pills and had attempted to harm himself, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
Still an undersized lineman, Perry (6-2, 311 with 31 5/8-inch arms), has awoken in a hotel room near Dallas almost every morning since the 2024 season ended.
—Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Awoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awoken. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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