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
Martha Bayles, National Review, 24 July 2025
In an interview with the magazine Amiga World the following year, Warhol elaborated more on his interest in the dawn of digital art.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 July 2025
Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
The latest version of the Roman Empire dawned at Fenway Park in Boston on Monday.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
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Noun
The Netflix series Adolescence starts with a police SWAT team conducting a dawn raid on a modest tract house in the north of England.
—Martha Bayles, National Review, 24 July 2025
In an interview with the magazine Amiga World the following year, Warhol elaborated more on his interest in the dawn of digital art.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 July 2025
Verb
The night brought rain squalls and heavy seas, but Sunday dawned fair.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
The latest version of the Roman Empire dawned at Fenway Park in Boston on Monday.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dawn
Noun
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The team can tailor meals according to guests’ preferences, from sunrise breakfasts in the garden to intimate candlelit dinners.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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When is the Venus-Jupiter pairing? Venus and Jupiter are making their close approaches to one another and will shine brightly to the east before sunrise throughout August, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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What began as one family’s search for a life in rhythm with the land has bloomed into a thriving village where 70% of the acreage has been protected under a land trust from the beginning.—
Chrissy Tracey,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Phillips said there are only three insurance companies actively insuring child care programs left in Michigan, compared with about 10 that existed at the beginning of 2024.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As the oldest of three children, Fitzgerald had also just started living on his own in Manhattan, per the obit.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Swift and Kelce famously started dating in the summer of 2023, and seemingly first confirmed their romance when Swift started popping up at his NFL games in September of that year.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In less than half a year since its inception, the company secured $2 billion in seed funding in July, reaching a valuation of approximately $12 billion.—
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CNBC,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Cheval Noir represents the political fight that pushed Montreal to become one of Canada’s most progressive cities — an ideology that’s been at the core of the festival since its inception.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
9 Aug. 2025
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The search operation for Luhn began Monday and was expanded by Tuesday.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Mayer began performing with Weir, 77, Hart, 81, and Bill Kreutzmann in 2015.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The news comes the same day that a rep for his family told Entertainment Weekly that Blackstock, 48, had died of cancer.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Police say a mass shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Wednesday allegedly began with a disagreement between two coworkers the day before.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Mortgage rates are certainly a factor among buyers when deciding to make an offer, and home prices are also up more than 50% since the onset of the pandemic, according to the U.S. Case-Shiller Home Price Index.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
31 July 2025
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According to many of the physicians who spoke with The Hollywood Reporter, video calls’ increasing pervasiveness since the onset of the pandemic in 2020 — termed the Zoom Boom among industry insiders — has been one of the most notable shifts in recent years.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Pre-orders of the album appeared on Taylor Swift’s website as soon as the time commenced.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
13 Aug. 2025
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What Happens Next If approved, the first phase of the project, which costs $55 billion, will commence in the next few years.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Dawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawn. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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