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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
Your 9th House of Learning awakens as an instinctive New Moon invites you to explore a class, your own philosophies, or (more casually) a potential vacation destination.
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Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The action begins when a Betty Boop–esque sorceress, Melinda, awakens in the body of Emma, a 19th-century Englishwoman, practically minutes away from being married in the first episode; awoken too early, the Unicorns’ powers and capacity to fight the Evil are compromised.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
And all the vampires that Buffy buried in the show’s 2003 series finale, when the Hellmouth collapsed in on itself, taking Sunnydale down with it, have been awakened.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Men, horses and even cattle moved through South Boston’s hills in the morning wind as residents watched from stoops — some in pajamas and wrapped in blankets, appearing to have been awakened by the sound of drums and bagpipes.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The action begins when a Betty Boop–esque sorceress, Melinda, awakens in the body of Emma, a 19th-century Englishwoman, practically minutes away from being married in the first episode; awoken too early, the Unicorns’ powers and capacity to fight the Evil are compromised.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
And all the vampires that Buffy buried in the show’s 2003 series finale, when the Hellmouth collapsed in on itself, taking Sunnydale down with it, have been awakened.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Men, horses and even cattle moved through South Boston’s hills in the morning wind as residents watched from stoops — some in pajamas and wrapped in blankets, appearing to have been awakened by the sound of drums and bagpipes.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaken
Verb
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My cats, Cutie and Socks — one’s a tabby and the other is a tuxedo cat — wake me up by mewing and walking on me.—
Pamela Chelin,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some species wake with the sun and sleep with the moon.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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On a beach in Mexico, the Minutemen awoke to pain.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
21 Mar. 2026
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The colonists awoke from their dream of lucrative plantations to find churches in ashes and molasses cauldrons rusting in the grass.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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Buckley, clad in an elegant red and pink strapless gown, accepted the accolade with a rousing speech, thanking her husband and the team behind the film, and gushing over the emotional complexity of motherhood.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Written by Young and his dad, this is a rousing folk-rocker with a serious point about an ex-con and his tough times getting back to the working world.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Awaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaken. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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