as in wakes
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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Smoothing round poppy seeds and sea salt—which do the gentle buffing—come suspended in a hunk of detoxifying French blue clay, nourishing olive fruit oil, and zingy peppermint essential oil, the latter of which wakes you up better than any iPhone alarm.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025 -
This wakes my kids who start crying.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Following the battles in Renril and the elimination of the Nokkers, Fushi awakens in the modern era.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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With a little planning in the fall, a dazzling display of blooms will emerge when your garden awakens in the spring.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Knocks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocks%20up. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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