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wide-awake

[wahyd-uh-weyk] / 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

Zaritska keeps singing, lamenting her new reality — lying wide-awake at 4 a.m., taking life day by day and no longer having time for dreams.

From Washington Post Apr. 15, 2022

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

From Salon Jan. 24, 2022

I know this because after this nightly ritual, I’m often wide-awake, listening to her gentle snores.

From New York Times Nov. 11, 2021

I lie unmoving for a moment, wide-awake in the darkness.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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