pick-me-up
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Pair your drink with the cardamom spice loaf, a warmly spiced treat that makes an ideal afternoon pick-me-up.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
He doesn’t partake in alcohol, coffee, or cigarettes, so it’s not like he has something else to provide a pick-me-up.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
On a trip to the highly caffeinated capital of Vietnam, options for a pick-me-up range from traditional egg coffee to wild fruit-infused inventions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The win in Saudi Arabia was a quick pick-me-up after Napoli lost 1-0 to Udinese in the league at the weekend to leave them third, two points adrift of Inter and one behind Milan.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
“Listen, Harry, would yeh mind if I slipped off fer a pick-me-up in the Leaky Cauldron? I hate them Gringotts carts.”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
But most are cheap pick-me-ups amid a sluggish economy plagued by a property crisis and high local government debt.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026
That hasn’t happened for a long time: they’ve lost five Premier League games in six and need to take their pick-me-ups where they can.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2021
For all these welcome musical pick-me-ups, the real boost has come from seeing how the Seattle music community has rallied together during this pandemic-induced rough stretch.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2020
They are surrounded by 31 office trailers, 20 generators that supply all of the site’s power, two catering tents and red Coca-Cola machines offering free mid-shift pick-me-ups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2020
But do you know what Yvette did to our pick-me-ups?
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
