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as in woke
to cause to stop sleeping
be quiet or you'll awaken the kids
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as in awaked
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 awakened
Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
Scott felt awakened to the comedic power of understatement.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Like every morning in #Ukraine the inhabitants are awakened not by the sun, but by the sound of the bombs and the cries of the victims.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
They were awakened by the noise of broken glass, which frightened his eldest child.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
The stark beauty of Samuel Beckett’s absurdist classic, part music hall romp, part abstract painting, was awakened in a production starring two gifted comics who didn’t overplay their slapstick hands, Rainn Wilson and Aasif Mandvi.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Infinity Nikki awakened a burning desire to collect every pattern and piece of clothing.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
The northern fulmar resting on the surface of the water awakened the cub’s desire to hunt.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
By the time the 2020 election rolled around, the political establishment had awakened and thrown its entire weight behind Joe Biden.
—Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
But they were awakened by the news of an overnight attack in New Orleans' French Quarter.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
Scott felt awakened to the comedic power of understatement.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Like every morning in #Ukraine the inhabitants are awakened not by the sun, but by the sound of the bombs and the cries of the victims.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
They were awakened by the noise of broken glass, which frightened his eldest child.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
The stark beauty of Samuel Beckett’s absurdist classic, part music hall romp, part abstract painting, was awakened in a production starring two gifted comics who didn’t overplay their slapstick hands, Rainn Wilson and Aasif Mandvi.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Infinity Nikki awakened a burning desire to collect every pattern and piece of clothing.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
The northern fulmar resting on the surface of the water awakened the cub’s desire to hunt.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
By the time the 2020 election rolled around, the political establishment had awakened and thrown its entire weight behind Joe Biden.
—Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakened
Verb
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Meanwhile, North Texans awoke Sunday to a ferocious blast of Arctic air with gusty winds to 40 mph.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Jan. 2025
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But the Sierra Nevada mountains awoke Saturday to a beautiful bluebird day with very little wind and lots of sunshine and powder.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The new study, done by Zetian Yang and Michael Long of New York University, managed to place fine electrodes into this area of the brain in both species and track the activity of neurons there while the birds were awake and going about normal activities.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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Moore tried to shake the toddler awake but with no luck, rushed her to the hospital.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Lauren Goode: Who among us doesn't want to have a nap gently guided by our wakeful rhythm?—
Lauren Goode,
WIRED,
16 Jan. 2025
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Low to medium doses show a reduction in the alpha frequency of brain waves (which correspond to relaxed and wakeful states), along with rising entropy, a signature finding of sober brains sinking deeper into a trip.—
Oshan Jarow,
Vox,
4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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And one lively female was virtually sleepless, averaging just four minutes of sleep each day.—
Amber Jorgenson,
Discover Magazine,
20 Feb. 2019
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Practical and Cute Enter the perfect solution to her sleepless nights.—
Amanda Garrity,
Good Housekeeping,
25 Jan. 2023
Cite this Entry
“Awakened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awakened. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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