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
Lindy Segal, People.com, 23 May 2025
That approach is taking place during another kind of urgent reckoning, propelled by the Trump administration’s assault on civil rights, which has been targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies established in the wake of Floyd’s murder.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
This is the girl who casually told Rolling Stone that her mom used to wake her up every morning by playing the Babes in Toyland album Fontanelle.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
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Noun
The actor spoke out about attacks on the AAPI community in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and was named to the White House's AAPI Visibility Task Force.
—Lindy Segal, People.com, 23 May 2025
That approach is taking place during another kind of urgent reckoning, propelled by the Trump administration’s assault on civil rights, which has been targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies established in the wake of Floyd’s murder.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Verb
This experience with President Trump is going to wake people up — in good and bad ways.
—Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
This is the girl who casually told Rolling Stone that her mom used to wake her up every morning by playing the Babes in Toyland album Fontanelle.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
Noun
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Now, with his hedonistic days drawing to a close, the outspoken author takes a wild journey that explores the boundaries of consciousness through a hallucinogenic trip.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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The partnership with Art Basel marks a pivotal moment for the luxury brand, offering a global platform to celebrate art that resonates with Zegna’s values of environmental stewardship, cultural consciousness and social engagement.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Yet there also is no guarantee that the Padres will fully awaken from their recent offensive malaise, that injured starting pitchers Michael King and Yu Darvish will return anytime soon or that, weeks from now, San Diego could justify acquiring significant reinforcements.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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But there is something wry and resigned lurking behind those chord changes, an insouciance to Dorian’s vocals, that suggests something deeper and bigger brewing — the sound of a fairly labyrinthine songwriting mind just starting to awaken to its potential.—
Jayson Greene,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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The infant was sleeping between her mother, Lillian Burton, and stepdad when the parents awoke at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday to the disturbance in their bed in NYCHA’s Queensbridge North Houses in Long Island City.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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Helberg awoke on Thursday to discover the massive bow of the NCL Salten resting a stone's throw from his home in Byneset, Norway, near Trondheim.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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Bolden, who’d warned about lax security practices around President John F. Kennedy, was charged in 1964 with attempting to sell a copy of a Secret Service file to a ring of counterfeiters.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Landsbergis’ own Plan B starts with his home region, the Baltic countries, which have been among the most stalwart in warning the world about Russian aggression and providing aid for Ukraine.—
Tamar Jacoby,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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In a rousing cliffhanger, Ava finds a very much alive Deborah, who has suddenly been spurred to action to fight for her next chapter.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
31 May 2025
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Passing work that fails is an even worse thing to do for the middling and poor students and teachers who might otherwise be roused to do better.—
The Editors,
National Review,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Passengers immediately alerted the boat’s crew, who contacted police.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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This cosmic cannibalism causes blasts of light that can outshine the combined light of every star in the host galaxy of the TDE, alerting scientists to a gory stellar death.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 May 2025
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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