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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
Still, the decision to allow long-range strikes has seemed to awaken Putin’s fears about escalation.
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Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Bottomless mimosas will help awaken your hidden artist with the latter event, Brunch with Monet.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Denver may awaken to several inches of snow, The Washington Post reports.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Being brought so close to the prospect of death awakens ghosts from Leila’s past that the woman must address.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Bottomless mimosas will help awaken your hidden artist with the latter event, Brunch with Monet.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Denver may awaken to several inches of snow, The Washington Post reports.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Being brought so close to the prospect of death awakens ghosts from Leila’s past that the woman must address.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaken
Verb
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Take a moment to roll your eyes or otherwise express your disbelief, and then hear me out: Monday through Friday, most of us spend the majority of our waking time at the office or in front of a computer screen.Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Shortly after midnight, sheriff’s deputies went door to door and used air horns to wake residents and urge them to leave.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Eighty-three years after the Pearl Harbor attacks, here's a look at some of the photos during and after the bombings that awoke the sleeping giant.James Powel, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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His comments awoke the industry for a discourse about wokeness that even reached fellow Seinfeld alum Julia Louis-Dreyfus (who, for the record, disagreed with him).Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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Sure, the challenges were a bit blah, but still, a rousing and triumphant success.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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The buying spree got off to a rousing start last week.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Awaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaken. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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