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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
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
As the world—wakened by the recent terrorist attacks in Baghdad, Beirut, Paris, and now in California and London, too—struggles to defeat the Islamic State (also called ISIS), the answer is more important than ever.
—Jacob Olidort, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2015
Or later consciousness resurfaces in the morning on my return to the wakening world.
—Christof Koch, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2017
Two easy arm swing stretches to waken your shoulders after hours hunched over computers and phones.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 19 May 2020
The startling display of acrobatics came, according to police, on Oct. 19, after homeowners in the 700 block of Pershing Drive in Silver Spring were wakened about 2:15 a.m. by the sound of a door.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2019
Before the Sword, by Grace Lin Mulan crept into her house, even though the Rabbit had told her the villagers would not waken even with the loudest of noises.
—David Canfield, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2019
The homeowner was wakened by the sound of knocking at the front door.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 4 Apr. 2018
She was wakened by an early morning phone call from family in Australia telling her the princess had died in a Paris car accident, then raced to the palace with her daughter and was among the first to leave a floral tribute.
—Danica Kirka, The Seattle Times, 31 Aug. 2017
Anne F. Thurston, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2016
As the world—wakened by the recent terrorist attacks in Baghdad, Beirut, Paris, and now in California and London, too—struggles to defeat the Islamic State (also called ISIS), the answer is more important than ever.
—Jacob Olidort, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2015
Or later consciousness resurfaces in the morning on my return to the wakening world.
—Christof Koch, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2017
Two easy arm swing stretches to waken your shoulders after hours hunched over computers and phones.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 19 May 2020
The startling display of acrobatics came, according to police, on Oct. 19, after homeowners in the 700 block of Pershing Drive in Silver Spring were wakened about 2:15 a.m. by the sound of a door.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2019
Before the Sword, by Grace Lin Mulan crept into her house, even though the Rabbit had told her the villagers would not waken even with the loudest of noises.
—David Canfield, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2019
The homeowner was wakened by the sound of knocking at the front door.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 4 Apr. 2018
She was wakened by an early morning phone call from family in Australia telling her the princess had died in a Paris car accident, then raced to the palace with her daughter and was among the first to leave a floral tribute.
—Danica Kirka, The Seattle Times, 31 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waken
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Take a moment to roll your eyes or otherwise express your disbelief, and then hear me out: Monday through Friday, most of us spend the majority of our waking time at the office or in front of a computer screen.Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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This could occur for players who tried to wake the game from sleep mode or who pressed a button to merely preview a purchasable item, the agency said in a complaint, which outline offenses from 2017 to 2022.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Eighty-three years after the Pearl Harbor attacks, here's a look at some of the photos during and after the bombings that awoke the sleeping giant.James Powel, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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His comments awoke the industry for a discourse about wokeness that even reached fellow Seinfeld alum Julia Louis-Dreyfus (who, for the record, disagreed with him).Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 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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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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“Waken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waken. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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