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awoke

American  
[uh-wohk] / əˈwoʊk /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of awake.

awoke British  
/ əˈwəʊk /

verb

  1. a past tense or (now rare or dialectal) past participle of awake

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On the morning of Feb. 19, I awoke to the fiery red clouds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

But residents The Times spoke with said they did not notice the signs before leaving their vehicles parked overnight, then awoke to the nasty surprise of an empty street.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

This morning, however, I awoke to a freezing house.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

In the morning, I awoke to a GoFundMe started in the Van Der Beek family’s name.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

At last, as time was passing fast, and, for many other reasons, I wished to get her home at once, I shook her more forcibly, till finally she opened her eyes and awoke.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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