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awoken

verb as in become alert or cause to rise from sleep

verb as in become or make aware

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He was told locals of an ancient village near Chepstow had awoken to find more than 50 holes mysteriously dug among the gravestones of their churchyard.

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Villagers have awoken to a replica pony standing tall in place of a bronze metal statue which was cut down to its hooves last summer.

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One nearby resident told the BBC she and her husband were awoken by a "loud rumbling noise and the ground shaking".

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Palace night duty manager Abel Clarke said his room was above the golden toilet exhibition and that he was awoken by a fire alarm.

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The camera peers into his apartment as he is awoken by an urgent call about the pope’s death.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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