DAWN (ON) Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

dawn (on)

verb

Definition of 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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But, with that ceasefire now in tatters, and after Iran has retaliated by striking neighboring countries Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan, oil prices have returned to prices last seen over a month ago.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Only five weeks before, another one hit farther west, and in no memory, living or recorded, had two storms struck the same coast in one season.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

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