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
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
The popular social media app’s fate now rests in the hands of the Supreme Court and the incoming Trump administration, which has offered tepid support at-best for TikTok in the wake of the election.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
After starring in 28 Days Later (2002) and sitting out the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later, Cillian Murphy reprises his role in 28 Years Later as Jim, a former bicycle courier who previously woke from a coma to find the ‘Rage Virus’ has decimated London.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The news comes in the wake of the Culver City lot dating their fourth Holland Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man movie for July 24, 2026, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
The popular social media app’s fate now rests in the hands of the Supreme Court and the incoming Trump administration, which has offered tepid support at-best for TikTok in the wake of the election.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
Popular on Variety The paranoia that begins coloring her every waking moment is made all the more unbearable given how tense everyone seems to be at Aslan’s impending departure.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
After starring in 28 Days Later (2002) and sitting out the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later, Cillian Murphy reprises his role in 28 Years Later as Jim, a former bicycle courier who previously woke from a coma to find the ‘Rage Virus’ has decimated London.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
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That they are clearly marooned at an undeveloped level of consciousness is no excuse at all.James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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More serious signs of an allergic reaction, known as anaphylaxis, can include swelling of the throat, difficulty breathing and loss of consciousness.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The stark beauty of Samuel Beckett’s absurdist classic, part music hall romp, part abstract painting, was awakened in a production starring two gifted comics who didn’t overplay their slapstick hands, Rainn Wilson and Aasif Mandvi.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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According to Winter Haven Police, residents inside a home on 6th St SW in Winter Haven, Florida, were suddenly awakened on Thursday at about 1:36 a.m. to a loud bang at the front door.Landon Mion, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Losing Soto also seems to have awoken Yankees' general manager Brian Cashman as well.Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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When the victim awoke the following day, Combs was gone, and people who had been recording the assault handed him $2,500 in cash, the suit claims.Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The California Attorney General's Office warns that firearms should be stored in a locked container and locked with a firearms safety device.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Security researchers from Microsoft and Recorded Future both warned last year that North Korean hackers updated their tactics to include posing as venture capitalists and investment bankers.Iain Martin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Sure, the challenges were a bit blah, but still, a rousing and triumphant success.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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The buying spree got off to a rousing start last week.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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What's New Tesla is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to a malfunction in the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that could fail to alert drivers to low tire pressure, increasing the risk of a crash.Michael D. Carroll AND Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Julius Hill, 25, was shot by veteran officer Joseph Beasley after the woman stopped her car and got out to alert nearby officers at the intersection of 11th Street and Kealing Avenue that she was being held hostage.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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