as in wakes
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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These memories of his brief, sad human life are uneasy dreams that Lestat wakes from on his tour bus as the sun sets over the road to Toledo.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 June 2026 -
So, when Harvard-Westlake travels, one of his teammates wakes him.—
Liana Handler
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Your 9th House of Travel and Learning awakens, as a rooted Moon meets a quincunx from structured Saturn in your 4th House of Home, urging careful coordination.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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Dawn’s main character, Lilith, awakens in the care of an alien species long after Earth has been destroyed by nuclear war.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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Just at that moment, Jamie — our dream lover in every sense — awakes with a jolt.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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The next morning, Park awakes hung over before disgustingly scoffing down a handful of salmon off a caterer's serving tray.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Knocks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocks%20up. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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