as in boost
something (such as a drink) that makes you feel better and more lively
Coffee is my usual morning pick-me-up. I could really use a pick-me-up after the day I just had.
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Recent Examples of pick-me-up
Pair a few squares with some fresh fruit, or make it into a nighttime wind-down ritual
Use it as a quick pick-me-up.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 May 2025
Brad Marchand had a little pick-me-up during the second intermission of the Florida Panthers’ 6-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final on Saturday.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025
Sakara Cell Reset, $40 A fruity, morning-after pick-me-up featuring fulvic acid and blueberry to boost cellular health and combat inflammation.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
These foods serve as guilt-free pick-me-ups and stress relievers, used as tools for temporary self-soothing.
—Christine Michel Carter, Parents, 20 May 2025
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 May 2025
Brad Marchand had a little pick-me-up during the second intermission of the Florida Panthers’ 6-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final on Saturday.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025
Sakara Cell Reset, $40 A fruity, morning-after pick-me-up featuring fulvic acid and blueberry to boost cellular health and combat inflammation.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
These foods serve as guilt-free pick-me-ups and stress relievers, used as tools for temporary self-soothing.
—Christine Michel Carter, Parents, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick-me-up
Noun
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At Buena Nota Bakery & Coffee Shop, a caffeine boost is anything but ordinary.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
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In addition, the team has added perks to the shop-keeping element, so boosts don’t just happen during runs.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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In 2023, a filing on the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation website listed a series of renovations at Cattlemen’s, including an interior remodel, new outdoor patio and construction of an elevator lift.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 June 2025
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Marquee franchises still provide significant viewership lifts in an era of fractured fan attention—just look at the draw of last weekend’s Yankees-Dodgers series for proof.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
4 June 2025
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As a refresher, here’s the story so far: The ARPANET was a project started by the Defense Department’s Advanced Research Project Agency in 1969 to network different mainframe computers together across the country.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2025
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Serving as celebratory checkpoints, physical pit stops, resupply junctions, med centers, and social refreshers, some mountain communities have gained a reputation as legendary, near-mythic stopovers.—
Eric J. Wallace,
Outside Online,
31 May 2025
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But in the meantime, those who know her are left to ponder an illness that appears to have consumed the caring mother, in spite of her efforts to get help.—
Laura Crimaldi,
BostonGlobe.com,
13 Feb. 2023
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Police departments in Carroll County could get help from the state with funding the high cost of outfitting officers with body cameras, if a bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is passed.—
Sherry Greenfield,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2023
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Morris wasn't fazed when the offer of rental aid came with a major condition: That money would end after seven years, max.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Moore pushed back on the implication that the new aid plan, which was set up at the behest of Israel to counter the alleged looting of aid by Hamas, had been mismanaged.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
7 June 2025
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The publication also alleged that Musk used ecstasy and hallucinogenic mushrooms, and was known to travel with a pill box that contained Adderall, the ADHD treatment drug, which can be a stimulant for some.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
2 June 2025
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Adderall is a prescribed stimulant generally used to treat attention deficit disorder (ADD), though some people take it recreationally.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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The lack of penalties has been missing in Buddie’s mind and much of it has to do with the NCAA losing countless legal battles, which led the organization stepping away from enforcing things like improper benefits and stepping aside for the CSC to handle it.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2025
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The benefits are clear: Automation can reduce manual work, speed up decision making and minimize errors.—
Kenzie Biggins,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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“Pick-me-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick-me-up. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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