as in waking
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 knocking up
With 200 hp worth of empty space to play with before knocking up against the 600-hp V12 Verado, Mercury is dialing up the overall output of the V10 range by adding a new 425-hp variant as the flagship of the family.
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New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocking up
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Technologist Steve Mann used a wearable camera to post his life online way back in 1994, while the idea for video game streamer Twitch was born from cofounder Justin Kan live-broadcasting his every waking moment over an eight-month-period starting in 2007.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Ford portrays a ruthless, amoral lawyer, who is shot by Leguizamo’s robber, and, after waking from a coma with amnesia, transforms into a more compassionate human being.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
24 Aug. 2025
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Down 7-6, FAMU quarterback RJ Johnson III hit Jalen Rogers for a 26-yard grab, awakening the once silent Rattler crowd.—
Jayden Gonzalez,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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Last week’s awakening Aquarius Full Moon likely exposed broken systems and illuminated long-standing imbalances.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Knocking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocking%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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