DAWNS (ON) Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

dawns (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of dawn (on)

as in occurs (to)

to enter the mind of it finally dawned on me that I had been going the wrong way

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strikes

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Sasa takes on a rape case that strikes close to home, while his friend Kalle defends a client in a gang trial that tests his ideals.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Hochman said Flores simply could have taken notes on the inappropriate comments and turned them in to superiors or the independent inspector general, which strikes me as either sweetly naive or disingenuous.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

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