perked (up)

verb

Definition of perked (up)next
past tense of perk (up)
1
as in brightened
to become glad or hopeful we perked up once the sun came out

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2
as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position the dog tilts her head and perks up her ears whenever someone speaks to her

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perked (up)
  1. brightened
  2. lifted
  3. raised
  4. elevated
Verb
  • Hollis brightened the beige-on-beige hallway entrance to her apartment by hanging a wreath of flowers on her brown door.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Hotter and brighter than the sun The OGLE data revealed several objects in the LMC and SMC that brightened by between 10 and 20 times over the course of a few months.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of brightened
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  • And the lamb, which knew what weeping meant, lifted itself from the hay.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • An hour later, American said flights were again beginning to board and the FAA lifted the nationwide ground stop.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lifted
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  • Rodgers’ 43-yard pass to Lazard helped set up his four-yard touchdown pass to Adams, which raised the Jets lead to 25-13.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks pushed his way forward through the Bears line, leaped with his hand raised and blocked Santos’ kick.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of raised
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  • This has truly elevated the destination to a global stage, resulting in an influx of visitors from the US.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This gown can easily be dressed down for your next vacation or elevated for your next black tie event.
    Amazon, refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of elevated
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“Perked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perked%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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