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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In a post on Reddit, the woman said that her husband, 53, woke her up on her birthday to tell her there was a surprise waiting downstairs.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025 -
For Harry’s traditional friends, being woke was not a good thing.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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The 8-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to … Continue reading Police: 2 boys shot, one fatally in South Shore Chicago Tribune A sleeping Taylor was awakened by a loud noise and found Josiah with a gunshot to the head, according to police.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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At sunrise, the desert awakens with the calls of cactus wrens and the scurrying of jackrabbits while the striking silhouettes of saguaro cacti stretch toward the sky.—
Visit Tucson,
AFAR Media,
21 Mar. 2025
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Pretty soon after, however, something remarkable started happening: Restaurants awoke from their decades-long productivity slumber and started innovating to serve customers faster.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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As this debacle of a season somehow keeps getting worse, the Heat awoke Tuesday in a sobering state: losers of eight in a row, 10 games under .500 for the first time in nine years and now 10th in the East, the final spot that qualifies for the NBA play-in tournament.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Knock up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20up. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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