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1
as in woke
to cause to stop sleeping
awoke the boys for breakfast
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2
as in awakened
to cease to be asleep
at the sound of breaking glass she awoke with a start
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Recent Examples of awoke
In the Nashville, Tennessee, area, electricity was back for thousands of homes and businesses Monday while more than 170,000 others awoke bundled up in powerless homes after subfreezing temperatures overnight.
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Charlotte Kramon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
In the Nashville, Tennessee, area, electricity returned for thousands of homes and businesses Monday, while more than 170,000 others awoke bundled up in powerless homes after subfreezing temperatures overnight.
—Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Metro Atlanta and north Georgia awoke to treacherous roads, canceled activities and flights.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Residents of Monticello, San Juan County’s seat, and the site of a uranium mill from 1942 to 1960, awoke to a fine yellow dust on windowsills during the mill’s heyday.
—Zak Podmore, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Early on New Year’s Day, people in neighborhoods along Chollas Creek awoke to flooding in their streets.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
The daughter awoke to gunshots inside her family’s home, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Residents awoke to a dense layer of fog blanketing the Treasure Valley on Thursday.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Injuries schminjuries Wednesday night was absolutely brutal for injuries, as the gods awoke from their New Year’s slumber.
—Stan Son, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Charlotte Kramon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
In the Nashville, Tennessee, area, electricity returned for thousands of homes and businesses Monday, while more than 170,000 others awoke bundled up in powerless homes after subfreezing temperatures overnight.
—Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Metro Atlanta and north Georgia awoke to treacherous roads, canceled activities and flights.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Residents of Monticello, San Juan County’s seat, and the site of a uranium mill from 1942 to 1960, awoke to a fine yellow dust on windowsills during the mill’s heyday.
—Zak Podmore, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Early on New Year’s Day, people in neighborhoods along Chollas Creek awoke to flooding in their streets.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
The daughter awoke to gunshots inside her family’s home, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Residents awoke to a dense layer of fog blanketing the Treasure Valley on Thursday.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Injuries schminjuries Wednesday night was absolutely brutal for injuries, as the gods awoke from their New Year’s slumber.
—Stan Son, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awoke
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And from bling to cap, lit, woke and even 6-7, hip-hop is today's verbal arbiter.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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In August, streamer Hasan Piker declared that woke was back after the new Superman film’s pro-immigration plot rankled conservatives online.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
27 Jan. 2026
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Communities across the Midwest, South and Northeast awakened Monday to subzero weather.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Many communities across the Midwest, South, and Northeast awakened Monday to subzero weather.—
Charlotte Kramon,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Awoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awoke. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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