1
as in sunrise
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
we stayed up talking until dawn
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2
as in beginning
the point at which something begins
the dawn of civilization
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as in to start
to come into existence
a smile dawned on his face as he got the joke
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Recent Examples of dawn
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
NBCUniversal chief Donna Langley spoke candidly on Tuesday about leading in challenging times, managing the expectations of high-wattage talent in a changing marketplace and how the entertainment industry has reacted to the dawn of generative AI.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Anyway, that day won’t dawn this autumn as there is a port on the forthcoming iPhone 17 Air.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
That was the label placed squarely on Kenny Atkinson, the former Brooklyn Nets head coach ousted at the dawn of the Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving era at Barclays Center.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
NBCUniversal chief Donna Langley spoke candidly on Tuesday about leading in challenging times, managing the expectations of high-wattage talent in a changing marketplace and how the entertainment industry has reacted to the dawn of generative AI.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
This is where optimism or high expectations for the dawning season would be so far-fetched as to be preposterous.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Anyway, that day won’t dawn this autumn as there is a port on the forthcoming iPhone 17 Air.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dawn
Noun
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The hotel also provides yoga sessions at sunrise and sunset, held against the peaceful backdrop of Talamanca Bay.—
Jennifer Fernández Solano,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The band played from just before midnight until after sunrise; part of the show was broadcast live on ABC News.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Type 1: The Starting Goal The first type of financial goal is the one set at the beginning of a financial journey.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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There were language gaps, especially at the beginning.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Bobby manages to save Chimney, who falls ill and starts coughing up blood while responding to the lab blaze.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Vásquez has chosen the brown tops in two of his three road starts and lost both.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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To the extent that such neat inception points exist in real life, an afternoon at an aging movie palace on the corner of Lake Park and Grand Avenues, in central Oakland, California, provided one for the filmmaker Ryan Coogler.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The brewery had operated at the Ice Blocks since the development’s inception, expanding into an adjacent space in 2022.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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All apologies begin In condensation & end in the sweep Of a bar rag.—
Amy Woolard,
The Atlantic,
20 Apr. 2025
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Max subscription plans begin at $9.99 a month with ads while ad-free subscriptions cost $16.99 a month.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The day that promotes environmental protection and awareness is celebrating its 55th anniversary.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Insiders with direct knowledge told TMZ Tuesday that Ye saw his and Kim Kardashian’s eldest son, 9, in recent days.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Barker says the league has embraced the two different viewing perspectives of seeing players live on site or with their families elsewhere after conducting a fully virtual draft during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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What To Know The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of National Social Security Month in 2020 and it was not reinstated during the Biden administration.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Around the same time, the company commenced an aggressive play for the college sports insurance market, introducing a novel contract protection product for NIL collectives while also trying to get into the critical injury coverage niche.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Production on the second season of Nobody Wants This commenced in March 2025.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawn. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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