as in sunrise
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
a gorgeous pink aurora aroused us out of our slumber
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Recent Examples of aurora
Stronger geomagnetic storms increase the likelihood of auroras being visible closer to the equator.
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Connor Greene,
Time,
8 June 2026
Check aurora webcams around the world to see if Europe is experiencing aurora, as well as NOAA’s 30-minute aurora forecast, SpaceWeatherLive.com and apps like Aurora Now, My Aurora Forecast, SpaceWeatherLive or Glendale Aurora, which provide live solar wind data.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
Flares may also give way to spectacular displays of the aurora borealis, or northern lights, for people in the U.S. on Thursday and Friday.
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Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Catching these lights can be a rare treat for some who do not live near the poles, where auroras occur most commonly.
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Alana Wise,
NPR,
16 May 2026
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Connor Greene,
Time,
8 June 2026
Check aurora webcams around the world to see if Europe is experiencing aurora, as well as NOAA’s 30-minute aurora forecast, SpaceWeatherLive.com and apps like Aurora Now, My Aurora Forecast, SpaceWeatherLive or Glendale Aurora, which provide live solar wind data.
—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
Flares may also give way to spectacular displays of the aurora borealis, or northern lights, for people in the U.S. on Thursday and Friday.
—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Catching these lights can be a rare treat for some who do not live near the poles, where auroras occur most commonly.
—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
16 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for aurora
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aurora
Noun
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It was broadcast live by English Heritage on YouTube, allowing skywatchers around the world to follow the sunrise remotely.
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Today will see 15 hours and 4 minutes between sunrise and sunset.
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Bass was in Ghana on a diplomatic trip when the deadly inferno spread amid extraordinarily high Santa Ana winds that forecasters had warned about for days.
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Its summer program is built as a four or five-day series, with each two-hour session focused on a theme like pastry-making or global flavors.
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But that system still hung around for 16 years, until the dawn of the four-team College Football Playoff in 2014.
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Greenspan helped define modern American capitalism from the final years of the Cold War era through the dawn of the digital age.
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Starting at age 10, kids can also sign up as counselors-in-training, helping younger campers in the morning and taking classes with their own age group in the afternoon.
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According to Dominguez, her husband called Sunday morning to report he and other detainees were being moved due to the fires.
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On the morn of Liberation Day, Trump called out four other Republican senators — Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitch McConnell — for pushing back on his plan.
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The light green safari shade is especially fun, or go for an aquatic vibe with the icy morn/sea wave two-combo.
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“Aurora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aurora. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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