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
Timothy Templet,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
On Wednesday night, for example, the temperature in Paris dipped below 80 degrees for only a few minutes, at dawn.
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Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Maria Albano,
Air Mail,
9 May 2026
But the young nation was dawning a new age.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The birth of our great nation basically coincides with the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, which came to our shores before the turn of the 18th century.
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Timothy Templet,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
On Wednesday night, for example, the temperature in Paris dipped below 80 degrees for only a few minutes, at dawn.
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Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Verb
The realization that loneliness might be even more keenly felt in the midst of a familiar crowd is one that dawns with maturity.
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Maria Albano,
Air Mail,
9 May 2026
But the young nation was dawning a new age.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dawn
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The nonprofit and the Coastal Commission have drafted a public access management plan that states the land will be open from sunrise to sunset.
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Named for the rocky peak above it, the campground is surrounded by tall sandstone cliffs that appear red and orange during sunrise and sunset.
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Prior to the trial beginning, the judge agreed that questions about Brown’s felony conviction for his 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna would be barred from testimony.
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June was a frenetic month for the metro Atlanta restaurant scene, driven in part by a flurry of downtown openings timed to the beginning of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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In order to keep the necessities, like Bear Valley Community Hospital, online, BVES shut power off to businesses and homes starting Friday morning for several hours.
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The first baseman started the scoring in the first frame, lining an RBI single before adding a 418-foot solo homer in the third inning.
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The quiet moments, the grief, the slow dawning of realization that her husband had written this piece as a way of dealing with his grief and her anger.
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Ever enterprising, Toha does eventually make her way back to the party, but there, the ultimate dawning of her place outside of Nelly’s circle is heartbreaking.
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Successful deployment demands robust governance from inception, ensuring traceability and mitigating risks.
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Since its inception, competitors have struggled not only to string together all those corners but to maintain speed all the way to the 14,115-foot (4,302 m) summit.
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Friends of both Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs football star tight end began arriving mid-afternoon in a steady stream of SUVs.
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Nunez said investigators planned to interview an employee who was working at the business when the blaze began.
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Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and backup Daniil Tarasov will both be free agents in a matter of days, leaving Florida with a crucial hole — or net – to fill.
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But since reports linked the couple's big day to Madison Square Garden on July 3, new details have continued to emerge — from public permits and venue schedules to comments from teammates, city officials and the bride and groom.
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The three-year war erupted at the onset of the collapse of Yugoslavia, with Bosnia and Herzegovina becoming one of the first countries to declare its independence from the country in 1992.
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The abnormal heat has been driven by the onset of El Niño, a natural climate pattern characterized by unusually warm waters along the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean.
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“Dawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawn. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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