| Came to |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Mar 2026 |
| Left dreamland |
Newsday |
01 Mar 2026 |
| Came out of a dream |
USA Today |
27 Feb 2026 |
| Aware of injustice |
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| Politically aware, in recent slang |
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| Came to |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Mar 2025 |
| Roused from sleep |
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| Arose |
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| ___- Up This Morning, Alabama 3 song from 1997 used as The Sopranos' theme (4) |
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| Well informed on social issues, slangily |
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| Socially conscious |
Universal |
10 Jan 2025 |
| Stirred |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jan 2025 |
| Alert to prejudice |
New York Times |
23 Nov 2024 |
| Concerned about social and political injustice |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
20 Nov 2024 |
| Arose |
USA Today Quick |
14 Nov 2024 |
| "Stay ___" |
New York Times |
19 Oct 2024 |
| Roused from slumber |
Newsday |
01 Oct 2024 |
| Wife approved energy that's socially sound? |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
01 Oct 2024 |
| Pan's People finally aware of bigotry (4) |
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| Stirred |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Sep 2024 |
| Came to being appreciative of injustice (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
10 Sep 2024 |
| Arose from sleep |
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| We get the OK and rose from sleep (4) |
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| Synonym for "socially aware" that Time called "a convenient Republican dog whistle" |
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| When others know, everyone starts to be alert to injustice |
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| Ended a nap |
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| Politically aware |
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| Term that has become shorthand for a particular kind of progressive politics |
The Guardian Weekend |
23 Mar 2024 |
| "If You Are Over Staying ___" (Morgan Parker poem) |
USA Today |
02 Mar 2024 |
| Stopped sleeping |
Newsday |
26 Feb 2024 |
| Opened eyes (4) |
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| Alert to prejudice and discrimination |
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| Sensitive to racial and social discrimination |
The Guardian Quick |
08 Feb 2024 |
| Well informed on social issues, slangily |
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| Stopped sleeping, with "up" |
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| Concept against which Suella Braverman began to wage "war" (4) |
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| Word added to Merriam-Webster in 2017 meaning "socially aware" |
New York Times Mini |
28 Nov 2023 |
| Stopped sleeping |
USA Today |
27 Sep 2023 |
| Stopped sleeping, with "up" |
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| Came to window to look there, finally |
The Times Cryptic |
13 Sep 2023 |
| Came to window to look there, finally |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
13 Sep 2023 |
| Two keen to reveal like Harry and Meghan? |
The Guardian Cryptic |
19 Jul 2023 |
| Ceased slumbering |
Universal |
21 May 2023 |
| Left dreamland |
Newsday |
17 May 2023 |
| PC World's opening — consent to having electronic support |
The Guardian Cryptic |
28 Mar 2023 |
| Well-informed on social justice issues |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Feb 2023 |
| Responded to the alarm, with "up" |
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| Stirred |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Dec 2022 |
| Roused from sleep |
USA Today |
08 Dec 2022 |
| Stirred from sleep |
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| Stopped snoozing |
USA Today |
31 Aug 2022 |
| The Guardian installing fine new kind of PC? |
The Guardian Cryptic |
24 Aug 2022 |
| Left dreamland |
LA Times Daily |
07 Aug 2022 |
| Socially aware |
Universal |
22 Jun 2022 |
| Became aware of misery engulfing king |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Jun 2022 |
| Stirred |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Jan 2022 |
| Socially aware |
LA Times Daily |
13 Oct 2021 |
| Socially aware |
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| Stopped sleeping |
USA Today |
13 Jun 2021 |
| Roused from sleep |
The Times Concise |
11 Jun 2021 |
| Well-informed chef uses this most common ingredient in sweet |
The Telegraph Toughie |
30 Oct 2020 |
| Responded to the alarm, with "up" |
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| Roused |
LA Times Daily |
09 Sep 2020 |
| Roused |
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| Roused from slumber |
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| Turned on the new PC? |
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| Socially conscious |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jun 2020 |
| Socially conscious |
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| Roused from sleep |
USA Today |
08 May 2020 |
| Conscious of systemic societal problems |
Wall Street Journal |
07 May 2020 |
| Came to |
Universal |
04 Dec 2019 |
| Active against racial injustice, in slang |
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| Active against racial injustice, in slang |
LA Times Daily |
29 Sep 2019 |
| Left dreamland |
USA Today |
24 Jul 2019 |
| Responded to the alarm, with "up" |
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| Not blind to systemic racism |
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| Aware, socially and politically |
Universal |
04 Jun 2019 |
| Socially aware |
New York Times |
11 Apr 2019 |
| Came to |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Jan 2019 |
| Socially aware |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Jan 2019 |
| Rousted |
Premier Sunday |
13 Jan 2019 |
| Socially aware |
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| Active against racial injustice, in slang |
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| Socially aware |
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| Aware, socially and politically |
|
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| Left dreamland |
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| Stopped sleeping |
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| Answered the alarm |
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| Aware, in a modern way |
New York Times |
26 Nov 2018 |
| Stirred |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Sep 2018 |
| Stirred from sleep |
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| Opened one's eyes |
Newsday |
20 May 2018 |
| Stir |
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| Aware, in a modern way |
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| Roused from sleep |
Newsday |
25 Sep 2017 |
| Stopped snoozing |
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| Stopped sleeping |
Newsday |
22 Aug 2017 |
| Emerged from slumber |
LA Times Daily |
15 Aug 2017 |
| Emerged from slumber |
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| Stopped sleeping |
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| Emerged from slumber |
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| Stopped snoozing |
Newsday |
10 Oct 2016 |
| Responded to the alarm |
LA Times Daily |
28 Mar 2016 |
| Came to |
USA Today |
21 Mar 2016 |
| Got up |
LA Times Daily |
10 Mar 2016 |
| Responded to reveille |
LA Times Daily |
30 Sep 2015 |
| Roused |
New York Times |
07 Jul 2015 |
| Came to |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jun 2015 |
| Responded to reveille |
|
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| Roused |
|
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| Left dreamland |
|
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| Stopped sleeping |
|
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| Came to |
|
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| Answered the alarm |
|
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| "___ Up With a Monster" Cheap Trick |
|
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| Stirred to life |
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| Ended a nightmare |
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| Stopped snoozing |
|
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| Roused |
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| Roused |
|
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| Came alive |
|
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| Answered an alarm |
|
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| Regained consciousness |
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| Came to |
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| Left dreamland |
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| Stopped snoozing |
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| Roused |
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| Roused |
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| Heard the alarm |
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| Got up |
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| More than stirred |
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| Came to |
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| Opened one's eyes in the morning |
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| Came to |
|
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| Opened one's eyes |
|
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| Shook out of dreamland |
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| More than stirred |
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| Obeyed the rooster |
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| Left the land of Nod |
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| Left the land of Nod |
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| More than stirred |
|
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| Aroused |
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| Roused |
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| Came to |
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| Aroused |
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| Shook, maybe |
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| Regained consciousness |
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| Roused from sleep |
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| Roused |
|
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| Heard the alarm |
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| Came alive, with "up" |
|
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| Came to |
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| Stirred |
|
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| Came to |
|
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| Greeted the day |
|
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| Stirred |
|
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| Came to |
|
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| Responded to the alarm |
|
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| Left Dreamland |
|
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| Greeted the day |
|
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| Left dreamland |
|
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| Responded to reveille |
|
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| Responded to the alarm |
|
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| Got up |
|
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| Ended a nightmare |
|
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| Got up |
|
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| Came alive |
|
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| Stopped sleeping |
|
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| Got up |
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| Stirred |
|
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| Stopped sleeping |
|
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| Reacted to the alarm |
|
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| Excited |
|
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| Answered the alarm |
|
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| Answered an alarm |
|
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| Stirred from slumber |
|
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| Smelled the coffee |
|
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| Opened one's eyes |
|
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| Came to |
|
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| Stopped sleeping |
|
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| Stirred |
|
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| Greeted the dawn |
|
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| Became alert |
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| Stirred up |
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| Aroused. |
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| Stopped sleeping. |
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| Stirred. |
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| Stirred up. |
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| Roused. |
|
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| Arose from slumber. |
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| Came to. |
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| Became alert (to). |
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| Became alert. |
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| Roused from lethargy. |
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| Revived. |
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| Alerted (to). |
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