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1
as in awoke
to cause to stop sleeping
my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife
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2
as in awakened
to cease to be asleep
I woke with a start when the door slammed
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3
as in warned
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 woke
Fillmore, a German shorthaired pointer, is being hailed a hero after his urgent barking woke his family during a garage fire at their home on Skyway Drive in Unincorporated Tustin, Orange County.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
But nighttime pain that woke me every few hours was likely from overdoing, Bugbee’s nurse explained.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Where will all these sciolistic refugees from woke America go if that largesse dries up?
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, that tactic is under attack, and not just from Democrats but from anti-Trump Republicans in thrall to woke corporations.
—George Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
But nighttime pain that woke me every few hours was likely from overdoing, Bugbee’s nurse explained.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Where will all these sciolistic refugees from woke America go if that largesse dries up?
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, that tactic is under attack, and not just from Democrats but from anti-Trump Republicans in thrall to woke corporations.
—George Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woke
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Alvarez awoke Sunday leading the majors in slugging, OPS and home runs, a flaming core at the heart of a cooling lineup.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
19 Apr. 2026
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When Gould awoke, she was thrilled to see her husband and newborn son.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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But beneath the ice, something terrifying has awakened.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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The commotion awakened the victim’s mother, who rushed in, causing the suspect to burst out of the home and flee, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Environmentalists warned that the bill was too broad as introduced, and would allow anyone to begin building a chicken house without a permit — and therefore largely without scrutiny from state government.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2026
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While human encounters are rare, officials warned otters can be territorial and unpredictable.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Armory Show of 1913 was an event that roused the journalism world to visual art.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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On April 20, 1803, residents of Richmond, Virginia, after being roused out of bed by a fire bell, were surprised to see great numbers of meteors in all parts of the sky.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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They were alerted when one of the two suspects allegedly tried to open the back door of the home but ran from the area after one of the homeowner's dogs started barking inside.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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When she was first alerted to the incident, her son was stable, but his condition worsened at the hospital.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Woke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woke. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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