as in woke
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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Recent Examples of knocked up
Meanwhile, while Miranda busies herself with building a pageant empire, her husband Ray, a pill-popping nurse, has knocked up the 18-year-old granddaughter of one of his hospice patients.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Julia, worried, maintains that she’s not knocked up.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Julia, worried, maintains that she’s not knocked up.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked up
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At about two this morning, the familiar howl of air-raid sirens woke me in the center of Kyiv, followed by the low thuds of anti-aircraft cannons attempting to shoot down Russian drones.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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That one near the end of the half woke Hall up.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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Throughout my tests of the formula in the midst of an exceptionally frigid New York City winter (the current Real Feel is -3 degrees Fahrenheit), my eyes remain in their best shape—subtly awakened despite dehydration and dark circles attempting to make their inevitable appearance.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2026
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Law enforcement sources said an off-duty Chicago police officer who lives on the block was awakened by at least five gunshots.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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In the Nashville, Tennessee, area, electricity was back for thousands of homes and businesses Monday while more than 170,000 others awoke bundled up in powerless homes after subfreezing temperatures overnight.—
Charlotte Kramon,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the Nashville, Tennessee, area, electricity returned for thousands of homes and businesses Monday, while more than 170,000 others awoke bundled up in powerless homes after subfreezing temperatures overnight.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Knocked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocked%20up. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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