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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
Iranians awoke Sunday for the first time in decades without Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as their supreme leader after he was killed in US-Israeli strikes, a profound shift in the nation’s history.
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Americans awoke Saturday morning to the news that the United States and Israel had launched a series of strikes against Iran.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Eddie Gossett awoke one morning last summer to what sounded like an airport runway suddenly opening on his rural Mississippi road.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
With Golden State star Stephen Curry nursing a right knee injury, NBA commissioner Adam Silver awoke Tuesday needing to select a replacement player for Sunday’s All-Star tournament.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
Billions of the alewives, a small silvery invasive fish, died that summer and awoke citizens to the fact that something was wrong with the region’s greatest natural resource.
—Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
At Long Beach Little League, kids, parents and league officials awoke in late January to find that every bit of copper had been torn out their home field, stolen by thieves.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Parts of South Florida awoke Sunday to record low daily temperatures, the coldest in more than a century, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Metro Atlanta and north Georgia awoke to treacherous roads, canceled activities and flights.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Kara Fox, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Americans awoke Saturday morning to the news that the United States and Israel had launched a series of strikes against Iran.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Eddie Gossett awoke one morning last summer to what sounded like an airport runway suddenly opening on his rural Mississippi road.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
With Golden State star Stephen Curry nursing a right knee injury, NBA commissioner Adam Silver awoke Tuesday needing to select a replacement player for Sunday’s All-Star tournament.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
Billions of the alewives, a small silvery invasive fish, died that summer and awoke citizens to the fact that something was wrong with the region’s greatest natural resource.
—Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
At Long Beach Little League, kids, parents and league officials awoke in late January to find that every bit of copper had been torn out their home field, stolen by thieves.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Parts of South Florida awoke Sunday to record low daily temperatures, the coldest in more than a century, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Metro Atlanta and north Georgia awoke to treacherous roads, canceled activities and flights.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awoke
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When Raúl woke us, the stark light of day cast long shadows against the walls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Doyley woke to her hospital bed being wheeled into surgery.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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And all the vampires that Buffy buried in the show’s 2003 series finale, when the Hellmouth collapsed in on itself, taking Sunnydale down with it, have been awakened.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Men, horses and even cattle moved through South Boston’s hills in the morning wind as residents watched from stoops — some in pajamas and wrapped in blankets, appearing to have been awakened by the sound of drums and bagpipes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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