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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The event’s jaw-dropping radiance stunned astronomers, who think that a GRB of this strength strikes Earth only once every 10,000 years.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The Houthis also struck two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

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