1
as in to brighten
to become glad or hopeful
we perked up once the sun came out
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2
as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
the dog tilts her head and perks up her ears whenever someone speaks to her
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Summer wildflowers brightened the canyon floor, their blooms vivid against the dense greenery and many swarmed by a wobbly squadron of butterflies.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
1 Aug. 2025 -
The video prompted a flood of comments expressing just how much a pet cameo can brighten a workday.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Celebration topped off with Austin Corbett lifting him up in the huddle.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Aug. 2025
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The most important quality of a coaster for me personally is airtime, that's the feeling where you're being lifted up out of your seat and feel multiple times lighter as the forces of gravity weaken on you.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Funds for the Parkland Library reopening came from a mix of allocations in the city budget, federal American Rescue Plan funds and donations raised through the Library Foundation.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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Firefly Aerospace seeks to raise more than $600 million through a public stock offering, an arrangement that would boost the company's market valuation to near $5.5 billion, according to a document filed with the SEC on Monday.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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At a special meeting in Detroit, the SMART board also voted to elevate Tiffany Gunter, who had been the system’s deputy general manager and chief operating officer, to replace Ferrell.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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The podcast has already earned several accolades, and the Ohio native says there are big plans to elevate the show even further.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
26 July 2025
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“Perk (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perk%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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