- present tense form of awaken (3rd person singular).
awakens
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The way Carrie awakens to her supernatural powers puts her in the realm of today’s young-adult fiction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The 12-year-old student council member spoke about how the shofar, the ram’s horn blown during High Holy Days, awakens Jews to reflect on and reaffirm their beliefs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
“For a lot of investors, this avalanche of supply awakens dark memories of other ebullient markets,” said Giuseppe Sette, co-founder and president of Reflexivity, an AI solutions group focused on the investment industry.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 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
And he awakens and is fine for forty or so yards.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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