1
as in to awaken
to cause to stop sleeping
my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife
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2
as in to awake
to cease to be asleep
I woke with a start when the door slammed
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3
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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as in consciousness
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Recent Examples of wake
Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The pro-referendum campaign will likely have to adjust its messaging in the wake of the stabbing, Heberlig predicted.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Billy Talmage, Marlene’s son, says Stanley yelled trying to wake up his mother-in-law, but could not wake her up or make it to her room to save her or the three dogs that were with her.
—Alexis Martin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2025
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Verb
While Greece has always held timeless appeal for vacationers, its popularity soared in the wake of the pandemic.
—Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The pro-referendum campaign will likely have to adjust its messaging in the wake of the stabbing, Heberlig predicted.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
Taking a higher dose can increase the relaxation and sleep effects, potentially leading to drowsiness upon waking.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Billy Talmage, Marlene’s son, says Stanley yelled trying to wake up his mother-in-law, but could not wake her up or make it to her room to save her or the three dogs that were with her.
—Alexis Martin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
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The box office success of King Kong’s 1952 rerelease, followed by Eugene Lourie’s The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), where a dinosaur was awakened by an atomic blast, both served as inspiration.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Gentle pressure with fingers or toys designed for curved reach can help awaken this zone.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
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Billy awoke to the sound of another alarm going off in the plant.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Earlier that week, the men awoke in their cells at four in the morning, the usual time.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Officials in Moscow have also warned that NATO's actions against such craft would constitute a dangerous escalation of the standoff between Moscow and its Western adversaries.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Supporters, meanwhile, warned of cultural fragmentation if English lost its primacy.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This stems from the concept of reparations in the popular consciousness being flattened to mean checks for Black people making up for the harms of slavery.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Even Seldon flickered between digital and physical selves, his split consciousness pushing conflicting agendas that unsettled the followers who depended on him.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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But not all Chinese companies gave them a rousing reception at a time of intense nationalism and national security suspicions under Xi.—
Joyce Jiang,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Michael Caton-Jones’ rousing historical epic is the sort of movie that hardly gets made anymore.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Residents of six Polish districts near to the Ukrainian border received emergency SMS alerts warning of a threat from the air.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His collection explored the intersection of bedtime narratives, memory and that transitional state between wakefulness and sleep, translating stories into wearable forms that reflect the blurred lines between reality and dreams, tradition and innovation, and past and future.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The result is a yin–yang balance, where sleep drives GH, and GH helps shape the rhythm of sleep and wakefulness.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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