as in to wake
to cause to stop sleeping
I asked the clerk at the hotel to knock me up at 7:00 a.m.
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Pressing that button wakes the telescope up, prompting one side of its pill-like body to rotate upwards to reveal a technological eye designed to capture the planets, stars and deep-sky objects that populate the universe.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
18 July 2025 -
There has, in recent years, been pushback against woke sermonizing in comedy, where receiving applause for expressing the right political sentiments took precedence over making people laugh, though the trend hasn’t completely died.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
18 July 2025
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Respiratory viral infections awaken metastatic breast cancer cells in lungs.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Guided by a skilled therapist, gentle reiki taps and healing touch techniques are used to awaken and align your body’s energy centers.—
Náosha Gregg,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Before the first practice of preseason camp, some 120 football players awoke at Selleck Hall.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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When the fateful day arrived and the giant scorpion approached Orion, the ever-alert hunter awoke as the beast stirred the nearby brush with its approach.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
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“Knock up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20up. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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