as in began
to come into existence
a smile dawned on his face as he got the joke
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Recent Examples of dawned
Sunday dawned sunny and clear with blue skies and little wind, allowing the climb to go ahead.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
Then realization dawned, and a smile, tentative at first, spread across his face.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
The padel idea dawned soon after.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
NurPhoto via Getty Images How many reading this opinion piece were yearning for AI server data centers as the 2020s dawned, or for that matter were hoping to work at one?
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The school’s first-ever incoming class of medical students were welcomed in July, dawned by a white coat ceremony.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
Then realization dawned, and a smile, tentative at first, spread across his face.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
The padel idea dawned soon after.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
NurPhoto via Getty Images How many reading this opinion piece were yearning for AI server data centers as the 2020s dawned, or for that matter were hoping to work at one?
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The school’s first-ever incoming class of medical students were welcomed in July, dawned by a white coat ceremony.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dawned
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Celebs began wearing the anti-ICE pins at Sundance Film Festival and the Golden Globes.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2026
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That spirit led him to cofound Hummingbird Resources a year earlier, which began as a grassroots exploration company and today operates mines in three West African countries.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins started the month of February with a goalie fight during their Stadium Series matchup at the home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Strong got the run started with a three-point play and the Huskies sliced through Tennessee's pressure defense for layups.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Meantime, a controversy arose last week surrounding the mysterious capture in Mexico of Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who faces federal charges in California of running a billion-dollar drug-trafficking ring.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, controversy arose when Team Romania, whose gymnast Ana Bărbosu would have otherwise placed third, successfully argued that the inquiry into Chiles’ score was submitted four seconds past the one-minute deadline.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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That all changed Wednesday evening, when the Metro Mesa League opener commenced between the two schools at Olympian.—
Breven Honda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
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On Monday, Robbie revealed her natural curls as the Wuthering Heights press tour commenced.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
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Hynde and Pretenders guitarist James Walbourne circulated Standing in the Doorway as nine revelatory installments of a Dylan Lockdown Series, and for her, too, the adventure originated in Rough and Rowdy Ways.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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In total, 137 of the more than 1,000 reports of abuse originated from facilities in Georgia, the fourth most behind Texas (179), Florida (168) and California (146).—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Researchers said some images appeared to include children.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pretti was being held on the ground when an officer appeared to remove a gun from Pretti's waistband just moments before another agent fired the first shot.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In between acts, there was a dance intermission featuring background dancers, including a solo female dancer performing a contemporary piece, before the stage opened to a full dance performance.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Detectives did not indicate that there was any connection between the two incidents.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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When censorship finally began to ease in the 1990s, Korean filmmakers emerged with a profound understanding of cinematic storytelling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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There’s Orient Express, which has re-emerged as a modern luxury brand under Accor and LVMH.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Dawned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawned. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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