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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Only six major-league offenses awoke Wednesday with fewer.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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On April 21, the world awoke to news that Pope Francis had died.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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According to The Associated Press, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has warned that the $5 billion program, created under the 2021 American Rescue Plan, will be out of money by the end of 2025 unless Congress intervenes.—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
22 Apr. 2025
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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
Verb
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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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Several members alerted the police in Narragansett, Rhode Island, about the posts, which seemed to point to more bodies in that area.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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One major change was the installation of visual and audio warning systems to alert pilots of possible throttle misconfigurations.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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