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
Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Major stock indexes soared Wednesday in the wake of Donald Trump's decisive victory in Tuesday's presidential election.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
According to Artnet News, which cited a local news report, the blast woke neighbors and sent the gallery’s door handle flying 160 feet.
—News Desk, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Last year, in the wake of an independent investigation looking into the misconduct of the Cupertino City Council, Moore and fellow Councilmember Liang Chao were stripped of their committee assignments.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Major stock indexes soared Wednesday in the wake of Donald Trump's decisive victory in Tuesday's presidential election.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
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, 27 Oct. 2024
According to Artnet News, which cited a local news report, the blast woke neighbors and sent the gallery’s door handle flying 160 feet.
—News Desk, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2024
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Stephanie Joyce: Claire lay there floating in and out of consciousness.Outside Online, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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Symptoms include significant drop in blood pressure, difficulty breathing and loss of consciousness, all of which require immediate medical attention.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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As Richard drives them to his cabin, Iris awakens inside his car and produces a small knife from her pocket, attacking Richard and causing the car to crash.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Today in Science, a research team offers a surprising explanation: Pregnancy awakens ancient, viruslike elements in mammalian genomes, triggering an immune response that jump-starts blood production.ByCatherine Offord, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
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The woman, who has not been identified by police, was awoken by another family member who saw two men breaking into the car parked in front of her house, police said.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2024
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Days later, Patterson awoke from his coma and ultimately survived his infection.Jess Craig, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
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There was also the larger error of anointing Harris without political competition — an insult to the democratic process that handed the nomination to a candidate who, as some of us warned at the time, was exceptionally weak.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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There was no evacuation warning ahead of the air raid.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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July 15: Trump announces Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, as his running mate on Day One of a rousing Republican National Convention.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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This was the right speech, the rousing speech, the prudent speech—the speech Harris needed to deliver.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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His ability to nearly propel the Bucs past the Chiefs, and do so without his top wide receivers, alerted the 49ers not to take him or the Bucs lightly.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Mills has employed one clever trick over the years for getting deer to stop without alerting them: scent balls.Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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