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as in sunrises
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
we stayed up talking until dawn
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as in starts
the point at which something begins
the dawn of civilization
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as in begins
to come into existence
a smile dawned on his face as he got the joke
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Recent Examples of dawns
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Given the many false dawns in recent months, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas was reluctant to speculate on the outcome when quizzed by reporters on Tuesday.
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ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
Wait until tomorrow when clarity dawns.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
There have been too many false dawns in a season dogged by inconsistency for anyone to get carried away with Saturday’s triumph.
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James Pearce,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Swim through bioluminescent seas, sleep in deserts with poets, wake in rainforest dawns with conservationists, and travel north into polar silence.
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Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
There have been false dawns of protest before, but Iran’s regime is vulnerable.
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The Wall Street Journal,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
Reason dawns at the same rate as the alcohol wears off.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
As the New Year dawns, here's a look at the stars who are using Hollywood's hottest self-care hack.
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Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
Maria Albano,
Air Mail,
9 May 2026
However, with so much at stake, the realization suddenly dawns.
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Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
His talent dawns slowly even on experts.
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Adam Kilgore,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.
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Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Given the many false dawns in recent months, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas was reluctant to speculate on the outcome when quizzed by reporters on Tuesday.
—
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
Wait until tomorrow when clarity dawns.
—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
There have been too many false dawns in a season dogged by inconsistency for anyone to get carried away with Saturday’s triumph.
—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Swim through bioluminescent seas, sleep in deserts with poets, wake in rainforest dawns with conservationists, and travel north into polar silence.
—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
There have been false dawns of protest before, but Iran’s regime is vulnerable.
—
The Wall Street Journal,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
Reason dawns at the same rate as the alcohol wears off.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
As the New Year dawns, here's a look at the stars who are using Hollywood's hottest self-care hack.
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Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
The realization that loneliness might be even more keenly felt in the midst of a familiar crowd is one that dawns with maturity.
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Maria Albano,
Air Mail,
9 May 2026
However, with so much at stake, the realization suddenly dawns.
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Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
His talent dawns slowly even on experts.
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Adam Kilgore,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dawns
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Extreme Sunrise And Sunset Points The sun’s path across the sky also reaches its annual extremes on the solstice, causing extreme sunrises and sunsets.
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Because the station orbits Earth once every 90 minutes, the crew on board sees 16 sunrises and sunsets every day.
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This morning favors gentle starts and better listening, while the afternoon asks us to slow replies, check assumptions, and make our tone easier to understand.
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The Royals veteran spent 2021 with the Rays organization and made 23 starts.
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November 2010 – Construction begins on project to update the pool, prone to leaking, holding stagnant water and taking nearly 20 to 30 million gallons of city water a year to refill.
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
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Just as nine days of early voting started June 13, Conley became the latest target of attack ads linked to Republicans, who used similar tactics to influence voters in earlier Democratic primaries this year.
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Ghalenoei suggested at a prematch news conference Saturday that Iran had been cleared to arrive in Washington two days early.
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The 22-year-old said his mind drifted back to his own beginnings, in Stockton, on that concept of general generational trauma.
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From their beginnings in the early 1990s, Failure have attracted admirers to their muscular, celestial sound, including Tool’s Maynard James Keenan and Paramore’s Hayley Williams.
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While Adobe's Firefly ensures commercially safe content, a key caution arises when integrating third-party AI models through Creative Agent, as their output may lack commercial safety guarantees.
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But every time a moment of inspiration arises, she is interrupted – the children, the laundry, the meals.
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From July 1 to September 3, Monday through Thursday mornings, junior golfers can enjoy Topgolf's entertainment experience.
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Finley’s Fiction, an outpost of the one on Shelter Island, will have kids’ story hour on Saturday mornings and author events; in July, Kate Doerge and Katharine Holabird.
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Recent Harvard commencements have grown much more political.
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Originally called MarchingOrder, Tassel had provided services for commencements for around 20 years before adding the AI name offering.
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“Dawns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawns. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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