dawn (on)

as in to occur (to)
to enter the mind of it finally dawned on me that I had been going the wrong way

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strike
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  • One person was charged for shining a laser in the eyes of ICE agents, another for throwing a smoke grenade at ICE officers and a third for attempting to damage equipment at the facility and then striking and kicking officers while being arrested.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • This, too, struck Baker as strange.
    Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Dawn (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawn%20%28on%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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