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wide-awake

[wahyd-uh-wayk] / ˈwaɪd əˈweɪk /


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I’m grateful to have seen it in a theater, which it absolutely deserves; audiences planning to stream it at home should know that it demands and rewards wide-awake attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

According to the wide-awake folks at Partners Coffee, the ideal ratio of coffee to water is 1:15.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2022

Soon enough you’ll be looking for a happy, wide-awake emoji with stars in its eyes.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2021

We’re supposed to approach Frank for the tragedy, but Diski finds a pleasantly irritable, wide-awake soulmate.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2021

He knew he ought to feel exhausted: It was nearly three in the morning, but he felt wide-awake — wide-awake, and worried.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling


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