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awoke

verb as in become alert or cause to rise from sleep

verb as in become or make aware

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While most Americans either followed the tallies into the bleary-eyed early-morning hours or awoke to news of Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeat, people in much of the world were in daytime work mode when the race was called.

I awoke in the dark and stared at the wall and savored the black and quiet for one brief moment.

From Slate

She awoke to see Guiver, who she did not know, kneeling beside her, and attempted to run from the property.

From BBC

Diaz said he awoke to a baseball bat bashing his head, causing wounds that required 10 stitches to heal.

Joe Davis awoke Saturday morning, still fretting.

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

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