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also awaked
or awoke
1
as in woken
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 awoken
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.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Hell hath no fury like an inner teenager awoken by their favorite book.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
However, some people reported sleeping worse because they were awoken by outdoor noises.
—Jamie Friedlander Serrano, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
For the next few days, instead of a blaring alarm clock and taxi cab horns, I am awoken by the deep belly laughter of hippos who live in the lagoon directly outside my door.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The most famous, perhaps, was of lung cancer patient David Prueitt, who swallowed a supposedly lethal dose of medication and awoke three days later.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Hell hath no fury like an inner teenager awoken by their favorite book.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
However, some people reported sleeping worse because they were awoken by outdoor noises.
—Jamie Friedlander Serrano, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
For the next few days, instead of a blaring alarm clock and taxi cab horns, I am awoken by the deep belly laughter of hippos who live in the lagoon directly outside my door.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The most famous, perhaps, was of lung cancer patient David Prueitt, who swallowed a supposedly lethal dose of medication and awoke three days later.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awoken
Verb
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That one near the end of the half woke Hall up.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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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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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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Shapiro and his wife, Lori, roused the rest of the household.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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Just as legendary as his triumphs have been his fist pumps, his reactions to good and bad shots, and his celebrations that roused the crowds.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Awoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awoken. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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