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awakes

verb

present tense third-person singular of awake

as in wakes

to cause to stop sleeping awoke the boys for breakfast

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as in awakens

to cease to be asleep at the sound of breaking glass she awoke with a start

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Recent Examples of awakes While preparing for a trip, he is rendered unconscious using knockout gas and awakes to find himself inside a perfect recreation of his own home, but this one is located in a mysterious settlement known as The Village. — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026 Just at that moment, Jamie — our dream lover in every sense — awakes with a jolt. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 The next morning, Park awakes hung over before disgustingly scoffing down a handful of salmon off a caterer's serving tray. — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026 Anna awakes in her chic apartment with a to-die-for view, makes a cappuccino, puts on designer duds and takes the upscale dog for a walk. — Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026 In this beloved sci-fi novel, Jason Dessen awakes strapped to a gurney surrounded by figures in hazmat suits. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026 Ashur awakes in this alternative timeline, but not all is blissful. — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 7 Feb. 2026 When Fuller awakes several hours later, her head has been shaved, she’s covered in antihistamine cream, and she’s tied up in a basement. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025

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A couple in crisis wakes to find their apartment sealed off by a mysterious, unbreakable substance.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Every morning, Chef wakes Tony with a bucket of cold seawater.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of wakes

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The co-creators had already hinted that after season 1, the subsequent installments would take the action back to 1935 and 1908, as the creature awakens from his sleep cycle every 27 years.

— Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026
Listening to God’s messages of love for us awakens us to our spiritual worth and protection and guides us wisely.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

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