woken

variants or waked also woke
past participle of wake

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Verb
  • However, when Yeon Sang-ho’s blockbuster Train to Busan took the global box office by storm in 2016, the Korean industry awakened to the economic beast of Korean zombie IP.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
  • By the time the 2020 election rolled around, the political establishment had awakened and thrown its entire weight behind Joe Biden.
    Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Residents of parts of upstate New York and Vermont awoke to winter-like weather Thursday morning, including the earliest a foot of snow has fallen in the higher elevations of the Green Mountain state in 14 years.
    Max Golembo, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Series creator Ryan Murphy explains to Variety that the real Lois was the one who awoke from her coma, and that everything in the season’s first six episodes was a dream.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Residents of parts of upstate New York and Vermont awoke to winter-like weather Thursday morning, including the earliest a foot of snow has fallen in the higher elevations of the Green Mountain state in 14 years.
    Max Golembo, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Series creator Ryan Murphy explains to Variety that the real Lois was the one who awoke from her coma, and that everything in the season’s first six episodes was a dream.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Federal law enforcement officials have long warned about foreign election interference from Russia, China and Iran.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Chelsie later warned Cam about Makensy playing both sides between him and Rubina.
    David Wysong, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
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