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woke

Definition for woke

adjective as in alert to social injustice

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Maybe the best high school running back to ever come out of Orange County woke up ready to devour the college that had only wanted him if he would play defensive back.

His choice for defence secretary, for example, has called for a purge of military chiefs enacting “woke” policies.

From BBC

She woke up to balloons and banners outside her door, before she was presented with a candlelit chocolate cake.

From BBC

Hegseth, on TV, podcasts and books, has railed against what he calls the “woke” military.

One night in Monaco, Rachael says she woke up "petrified" to find Salah getting into her bed.

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

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