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wakeful

[weyk-fuhl] / ˈweɪk fəl /


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Identifying processes in the brain that underlie sleep-deprived boosting of mood could lead to therapies that are less burdensome than enduring a wakeful night.

From Scientific American Jul. 3, 2023

Could it be possible that Bunny was dreaming about a strange animal she encountered during her wakeful hours?

From Salon Jul. 24, 2021

I was struck by the recurrent image of sleeping women and vigilantly wakeful ones — like Penelope — in literature and art.

From New York Times Dec. 2, 2018

For all of his relaxation, I was that wakeful.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2018

And the cookies were why Mr. Levy had spent a wakeful night.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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