as in sunrise
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says

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Recent Examples of daybreak Because light no longer enters the room, my body doesn't easily sense daybreak. Gwen Rockwood, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025 Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered a record-setting marathon speech starting before daybreak in a doomed last-ditch effort to stall enactment of the bill. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025 The eerie, low glimmering of Venus is a harbinger of daybreak, which begins exactly at that same time. Joe Rao, Space.com, 22 May 2025 An outnumbered band of Mexican soldiers faced 6,000 French troops at daybreak in Puebla, a city in east-central Mexico, on May 5, 1862. Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for daybreak
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Noun
  • Before sunrise Wednesday, all but one Alameda County agency pulled public access to communications between officers and dispatchers, completing a region-wide shift toward secrecy that has prompted alarm among police accountability and First Amendment advocates.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Expect the prettiest sunrise views every morning.
    Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Islamabad — Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have flared in recent days with the exchange of deadly gunfire between the neighbors that has stoked fears of a wider conflict.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Her 107-day run was the shortest presidential campaign in modern history.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • On the fashion front, Schumacher, which was founded in New York by Parisian Frederic Schumacher in 1889, has been a pioneer in collaborations from its dawn.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Days start before dawn and revolve around meditation and meals.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • The following morning, Speak discovered his friend after arriving at his house to pick him up, the intention being to take him to Manchester Airport for a flight to Dubai.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That would track with current projections, which have four movies expected to crack double digits in total nominations on Oscar morning.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • On the morn of Liberation Day, Trump called out four other Republican senators — Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitch McConnell — for pushing back on his plan.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The light green safari shade is especially fun, or go for an aquatic vibe with the icy morn/sea wave two-combo.
    Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
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  • As the sun rises behind the ELT, the image stands for the dawning of a new era in astronomical discovery.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • And yet, the dawning of light in Elordi’s eyes breathes life into the old tale.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025

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“Daybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daybreak. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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