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awaken

[uh-way-kuhn] / əˈweɪ kən /


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Her glimpses of the uncanny awaken dormant instincts of motherhood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But, despite being under new ownership, the third-tier side boast neither the ground nor local population to awaken that historic status any time soon.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Lestat is handsome and wealthy, with extraordinary powers and musical talent so undeniable that they awaken the queen of vampires.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

"Some officials in the United States still have yet to awaken from their escapist and anachronistic dream," she said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

The sweet smell entered his nose and Nathan felt his entire body awaken.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

The way Carrie awakens to her supernatural powers puts her in the realm of today’s young-adult fiction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The 12-year-old student council member spoke about how the shofar, the ram’s horn blown during High Holy Days, awakens Jews to reflect on and reaffirm their beliefs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

"We used to think of the time before the genome awakens as a period of chaos," explains Noura Maziak, lead author of the study.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026

Glinda meanwhile has become the poster girl of the Wizard's regime -- a position that brings her privilege and popularity, but also awakens guilt and shame, stemming from her childhood.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

But in its stead, I felt like a man who awakens in his own house and finds all the furniture rearranged, so that every familiar nook and cranny looks foreign now.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Like Harvey, Williams was asleep when she was awakened by a phone call from her husband, who was out of town.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

His folk-singer brother first awakened his interest in politics while being "asked to leave" grammar school for "messing about" deepened his dislike of authority.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

"By putting your own life on the line, you awakened the conscience of an entire nation," Dipke, 30, said in a social media post, referring to Wangchuk.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Without realizing it, Kevin O’Leary may have awakened a new political uprising in Utah—one that could come back to bite the very lawmakers he partnered with for his latest moneymaking venture.

From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026

She had an expression on her face like she’d just awakened.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The remarkable display followed months of unusually wet weather, awakening seeds that had been lying dormant beneath the soil.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The loss to Oregon last season served as a rude awakening for USC and Maiava, a reminder of how far both still had to go before reaching their potential.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“In my mind, that was the great awakening nationally for private label,” Volpe said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Now, when people who leased an EV come into their dealership hoping for another, they have been in for a rude awakening, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

She kept awakening to think of the climb they would soon have to make through the mountains and of the desert that lay on the other side.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty


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