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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When Rashid wanders into the office, Vahid stops his call — there’s something about this man’s shuffle that strikes him as familiar.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025 -
And with new content added weekly, there’s always something fresh to discover the next time inspiration strikes.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Dawns (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawns%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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