variants
or less commonly pre-dawn
: existing or occurring before dawn
a predawn attack
the predawn hours
… the gigantic telescope started scanning the predawn sky.—
Howard Blum
Howard Blum
predawn
noun
or less commonly pre-dawn
plural predawns also pre-dawns
The most bone-chilling predawns create the sharpest sunrises.
—Christine Schultz
Christine Schultz
… stepping out into the quiet pre-dawn, closing the door.
—Bryan Burrough
Bryan Burrough
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The best time to watch the Perseids in the Northern Hemisphere is in the predawn hours, though meteors may be visible as early as 10 p.m., the space agency says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
Historic flooding overwhelmed the banks of the Guadalupe River in the predawn hours of July 4.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 20 July 2025
In a predawn vote on July 17, 2025, the Senate approved by a narrow margin the rescissions package submitted by the White House, clawing back Fiscal Year 2025 funding for critical humanitarian programs, including $142 million in core resources for UNICEF.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
The older girls were in cabins higher up the hill from the Guadalupe River, which rose to nearly 27 feet in the predawn hours of July Fourth, washing away homes, cars, cabins and campers.
—Joan Chrissos
july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
Historic flooding overwhelmed the banks of the Guadalupe River in the predawn hours of July 4.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 20 July 2025
In a predawn vote on July 17, 2025, the Senate approved by a narrow margin the rescissions package submitted by the White House, clawing back Fiscal Year 2025 funding for critical humanitarian programs, including $142 million in core resources for UNICEF.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
The older girls were in cabins higher up the hill from the Guadalupe River, which rose to nearly 27 feet in the predawn hours of July Fourth, washing away homes, cars, cabins and campers.
—Joan Chrissos
july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
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“Predawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predawn. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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