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
Juwayriah Wright, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from before dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts.
—Mariam Fam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Greg Cote
january 26, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Sunday dawned sunny and clear with blue skies and little wind, allowing the climb to go ahead.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
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Noun
During Ramadan, practicing Muslims abstain from all food and water from dawn until sunset— typically 12 to 15 hours depending on location.
—Juwayriah Wright, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from before dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts.
—Mariam Fam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
Not coincidentally Miami won its last playoff game — its last to this day — in the 2000 season just as New England’s rise was dawning.
—Greg Cote
january 26, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Sunday dawned sunny and clear with blue skies and little wind, allowing the climb to go ahead.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dawn
Noun
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For everything from a sunrise espresso to late‑night Negronis, there’s also the lobby bar with its signature menu of international favorites like burgers, salads, and sandwiches.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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Cars began circulating in Guadalajara before sunrise Monday with the start of the work week, a notable change from Sunday when Jalisco's state capital and Mexico's second-largest city was almost completely shut down as fearful residents stayed home.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the picture, baby Elvis is wearing a battered but jaunty felt hat, the sunshine center of a family that also, at the beginning, had nothing.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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The opening run of tracks is everything that critics have thrown at them from the beginning.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For reference, batteries in things like cellphones typically require around 800 cycles before the battery starts to degrade.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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The three-way pact is scheduled for joint review starting July 1.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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His addition also heralded the dawning of an era in which LACMA actively sought to strengthen its connections with the entertainment world.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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From the origins of the Yakuza, the dawning of chemical warfare, and FDR’s spy shops, the novel treks across World War II to the dawn of the Cold War.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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According to Powerball, the jackpot has been hit almost 200 times since the lottery's inception in 1992.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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From its inception, fascism has functioned less as a system of thought than as a system of action.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Most hadn't heard the latest forecasts, that the heaviest snow was beginning to fall and wouldn't stop for hours.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Like many of its peers, Windey began its global venture close to home, bagging major orders in Vietnam and Kazakhstan in 2019.—
Xiaoying You,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For the second time in five days, an American figure skater with serious medal hopes could not meet expectations.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Here, the gentle tide creeps back and forth as a soothing marker of the passing day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Furthermore, since liposomal vitamin C absorbs faster, the side effects of too much vitamin C can have a quicker onset.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Dawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawn. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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