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awakens

VERB

make conscious or alert

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arouse awake excite provoke revive rouse wake

STRONG

activate animate call enliven fan incite kindle rally stimulate vivify

WEAK

pile out rise and shine roll out show a leg stir up turn out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bore calm deaden lull quiet sleep

STRONG

discourage stop

WEAK

go to sleep hypnotize

Example Sentences

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The rise in energy prices awakens memories of the 2022 crisis, but the backdrop now is different.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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

"But when someone encounters us... when our message touches something deep within them, when it awakens the peace that has always lived quietly in their own heart -- something sacred begins to unfold."

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

What begins as a story of reinvention turns darkly operatic when their music awakens something hungry in the Delta night.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

An old dog of once great ferocity awakens.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads