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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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2
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
Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
There have been several false dawns with reports about a new series or movie circulating for years.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Over the last 12 years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, there have been so many false dawns about United rekindling their glory days.
—Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
And there are no signs of letting up as a new nine-month term dawns in October with more major cases awaiting.
—Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
There have been several false dawns with reports about a new series or movie circulating for years.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Over the last 12 years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, there have been so many false dawns about United rekindling their glory days.
—Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dawns
Noun
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Smartphones are surprisingly good at capturing sunrises, sunsets, and dramatic skies.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The moon turns red once it is completely blocked by Earth’s shadow, illuminated by red-orange light from the sunsets and sunrises on the Earth, Petro said.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Red Sox now have five starters on the IL (Dustin May went down this week), leaving them one injury away from potentially starting either Connelly Early or Payton Tolle — who have four major-league starts between them — in a must-win wild-card game.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Fresh starts aren’t failure—they’re freedom.—
Marie Quintana,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The hunt begins But the shooter wasn’t in the crowd.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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But if that friend begins to mirror some user’s darkest thoughts, the results can be devastating.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of several intriguing questions from the Big 12’s offseason might have the beginnings of an answer.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Intense, dramatic and often life-changing, time speeds up in this energetic tunnel with themes of endings and beginnings coming into view.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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It was meant to show how the history of human evolution arises from our literary relationship to the earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Intuition arises effortlessly and quickly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jackson faced several setbacks this season but proved her fitness during the 100-meter dash rounds the past two days.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Because of its open-work design, the sweater makes a versatile choice for cool, end-of-summer nights and warm fall days.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Of course, things will continue to change as non-conference play mostly wraps up and the conference slate commences in earnest in the next couple of weeks.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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There’s now just one last day of preseason games before the NFL commences its regular season.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Late nights, early mornings and little sleep.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Critics, however, say additional dark mornings could lead to grogginess for commuters and parents who drive their children to school, especially in the winter months.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Dawns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawns. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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