as in consciousness
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as in to awake
to cease to be asleep
I woke with a start when the door slammed
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as in to warn
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk
a public service announcement designed to wake people to the dangers of aggressive driving
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Recent Examples of wake
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
He was fired from the FDNY in the wake of his arrest.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Trump has made the war on woke a centerpiece of his early weeks in office.
—Suzanne Nossel, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The biopic, set to star the late William Hurt as Gregg Allman, was ultimately canceled in the wake of Jones' death.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
He was fired from the FDNY in the wake of his arrest.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
And while Stitch stands over her protectively, looking confused but not trying to wake her, tiny Taco has a different approach.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Trump has made the war on woke a centerpiece of his early weeks in office.
—Suzanne Nossel, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
Noun
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The ending sense of consciousness limbo that has capped off so many other sci-fi stories may seem like an extra unnecessary layer of doom.—
Steve Greene,
IndieWire,
12 Apr. 2025
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Too much stress, trauma or some devastating life event and all the emotions that have been stuffed down start to knock at the door of consciousness.—
Jessica DuLong,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Shapiro said his family and guests were awakened by state troopers banging on their doors at around 2 a.m. on Sunday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Shapiro said he, his wife, their four children, two dogs and another family that had celebrated the Jewish holiday of Passover at the residence Saturday were awakened by state troopers about 2 a.m.—
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Alex later awakes in the back seat to discover the vehicle has stopped, and the British man is no longer behind the wheel.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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McCullers awoke at 5:30 a.m. for a game that started 13 hours later.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The jump could augur a potential wave of bankruptcy filings as consumers start to buckle under a record level of debt and as tariffs fuel inflation, the company warned in a report this week.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday that the global economy could be hit hard as President Trump's sweeping tariffs threaten to spark an all-out trade war.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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There was no respite for the Ducks between their rousing rally to defeat the Calgary Flames on Wednesday and their 6-1 drubbing at the hands of the Kings on Thursday.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2025
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The Golden Knights’ initial version of innovation included deploying an actor dressed as a medieval knight to give rousing pregame speeches on the ice while carrying out a plot of a looming battle against an opponent.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Locals in Puente Piedra district alerted officials about some historic-looking artifacts in an empty lot, Peru’s Ministry of Culture said in an April 7 news release.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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In many such cases, universities have not been alerted by the administration but rather have uncovered students' altered statuses by auditing the online Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) database, which tracks students and scholars on F, M and J visas.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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