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awake

adjective as in conscious; alert

verb as in become alert or cause to rise from sleep

verb as in become or make aware

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Example Sentences

Dahlia Lithwick: What of all of the scenarios that you lay out in the book is the scenario that you lie awake sweating about?

From Slate

I woke up in the middle of the night — in that middle part between sleep and awake — to what sounded like a cat coughing up a hairball.

I woke up in the middle of the night — in that middle part between sleep and awake — to what sounded like a cat coughing up a hairball.

“I used it to stay awake so that I could be on the lookout for Terry,” she continued.

From Slate

“What’s in it for me? What’s my reward for being here? It’s all part of the training. We need to show them it’s a good positive place, and that they like everyone they’re working with and they get rewarded. In Bridget’s case, for staying awake.”

From BBC

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

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