as in sunrises
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
by cockcrow the mysterious stranger had vanished
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Only light from Earth's atmosphere reaches the moon, and light reflected from Earth's sunrises and sunsets can give the moon a reddish color.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025 -
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island sits directly on the beautiful Atlantic coast, where mornings start with breathtaking sunrises over the ocean and high-speed connectivity makes remote work seamless.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Netflix has come a long way from its DVD-by-mail days to become a streaming giant stacked with the buzzy new releases and top-performing originals.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The wildfire has burned 13,966 acres after being active for five days.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Once my teen started her period, mornings came with a different type of stress that wasn’t related to school outfits.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
6 Sep. 2025
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Flights will depart from California on Saturday mornings and return from Hawaii on Sunday afternoons.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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There have been several false dawns with reports about a new series or movie circulating for years.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Over the last 12 years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, there have been so many false dawns about United rekindling their glory days.—
Joe Prince-Wright,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Cockcrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockcrows. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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