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as in to awake
to cease to be asleep
she usually wakens when sunlight begins to stream through the windows
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Recent Examples of waken
However, my condo association includes several dozen inland three-story condominium buildings, which means that the chance that our residents will be wakened by their building collapsing around them is near zero.
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Bruce Strom,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
More than that, there is obvious attraction — Mags has a bisexual side that suddenly wakens from long slumber.
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Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
Two easy arm swing stretches to waken your shoulders after hours hunched over computers and phones.
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Jonathan Beverly,
Outside Online,
19 May 2020
Or later consciousness resurfaces in the morning on my return to the wakening world.
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Christof Koch,
Scientific American,
1 Nov. 2017
The dogs were asleep in their kennels at the time and wakened only when the would-be thief was discovered by the staff.
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Anne F. Thurston,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Feb. 2016
Bruce Strom,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
More than that, there is obvious attraction — Mags has a bisexual side that suddenly wakens from long slumber.
—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
Two easy arm swing stretches to waken your shoulders after hours hunched over computers and phones.
—
Jonathan Beverly,
Outside Online,
19 May 2020
Or later consciousness resurfaces in the morning on my return to the wakening world.
—
Christof Koch,
Scientific American,
1 Nov. 2017
The dogs were asleep in their kennels at the time and wakened only when the would-be thief was discovered by the staff.
—
Anne F. Thurston,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Feb. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waken
Verb
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The country is finally waking to the comedown Vance predicted.
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And, on Friday, thousands in Australia will wake and gather, before dawn, to watch the Socceroos play Egypt in the round of thirty-two.
Verb
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By the time the game ended, Sasaki’s three-inning start seemed like a murky nightmare the Dodgers awoke from in a sweat.
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Not obsessed One Wish Willow Nikki, but actual Nikki, now awoken from her curse when Bear dies.
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Badly wounded in a battle of revenge, Robin Hood is brought to a priory and tended by Sister Brigid (Jodie Comer), whose generosity awakens his finer feelings and spurs him to virtuous, self-sacrificing action.
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Once your makeup is removed and your face is cleansed, add a hydrating cream like the All About Eyes Lightweight Eye Cream, then use the De-Puffing Eye Roller in the morning to awaken and brighten your eyes for the day.
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Rhaenyra is at her happiest finally facing the hungry people of King’s Landing, giving a rousing speech before passing out bread and fruit and grain and other sundries to the smallfolk.
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The film culminates in the Battle of the Monongahela in 1755, where Washington steps up and delivers a rousing speech to the British army despite their defeat.
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“Waken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waken. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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