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
Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
That team pointed out that a supermassive black hole ramming through space would have a difficult time raising a sufficiently strong wake to collapse gas into stars.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
For Eid, the family plans to wake early for morning prayer and go to the local mosque.
—Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Noun
More than 2,000 people attended Corey’s wake.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
That team pointed out that a supermassive black hole ramming through space would have a difficult time raising a sufficiently strong wake to collapse gas into stars.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Slumbering through a global spectacle like the Oscars inevitably means waking to a deluge of news reports, videos, and pictures from the ceremony and its fringes.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
For Eid, the family plans to wake early for morning prayer and go to the local mosque.
—Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
Noun
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Nora Aunor’s death would continue to send ripples out into our consciousnesses.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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A week ago, the Queens Royals muscled through an emotional overtime win that stamped their ticket to the NCAA Tournament and launched them into the greater college basketball consciousness.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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When Grace first awakens on his ship, the film cuts hectically around, above, and below him, as if to approximate his mental and physical disorientation.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The solemn Moon is stepping into Capricorn, awakening your 12th House of Solitude and Healing.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But the former giant just waiting to be awoken is Florida.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Authorities sent Iranians daily text messages warning that any protester would be severely punished for helping the enemy.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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But be warned, this popular spot fills up faster than a breakfast taco line on Sunday.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Curating your home's color palette can promote wakefulness in some areas and relaxation in others.—
Kamron Sanders,
The Spruce,
22 Feb. 2026
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In 2009, after studying a mother and a daughter who were both short sleepers, Fu published a paper about a variation in a gene called DEC2, which influences the production of orexin, a hormone associated with wakefulness.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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Buckley, clad in an elegant red and pink strapless gown, accepted the accolade with a rousing speech, thanking her husband and the team behind the film, and gushing over the emotional complexity of motherhood.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Written by Young and his dad, this is a rousing folk-rocker with a serious point about an ex-con and his tough times getting back to the working world.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That section of town received evacuation alerts hours after flames threatened the area, and much later than wealthier, whiter areas of the unincorporated town.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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The $38 million lawsuit alleges that Advantage Total Protection, or ATP, failed to monitor the mansion and failed to alert authorities in the event of a fire.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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