- present tense form of awaken (3rd person singular).
awakens
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When she awakens in a hospital room two days later, there’s been no ransom note, no explanation about where she went or why.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"We used to think of the time before the genome awakens as a period of chaos," explains Noura Maziak, lead author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026
Glinda meanwhile has become the poster girl of the Wizard's regime -- a position that brings her privilege and popularity, but also awakens guilt and shame, stemming from her childhood.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
She said she sometimes awakens in the middle of the night, struck by an idea about a rule or statute that might be of use.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
But in its stead, I felt like a man who awakens in his own house and finds all the furniture rearranged, so that every familiar nook and cranny looks foreign now.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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