wake
Example Sentences
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Gold, Treasury bonds and the greenback also rallied in the wake of the attack on Iran over the weekend.
And she says companies are waking up to the threat, albeit slowly.
From BBC
It was a realisation the game was waking up to, as well.
From BBC
“Maggie has absolutely been instrumental to waking me up to a part of myself I needed to know — and I think vice versa. We share a similar language and curiosity.”
From Los Angeles Times
The results look like something you’d see in the 1990s after falling asleep on the couch with the TV on and waking up at 2 a.m.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.