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
The loss of light meant retreating to safe positions until daybreak.
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David Szondy
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
Things grew worse that Tuesday night, and unendurable weather drove us into the plane at daybreak on Wednesday.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Resident colobus monkeys’ distinctly guttural roars serve as singular natural alarms at daybreak, when an inspired array of adventures await.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Just before daybreak on Wednesday morning (May 6), is the peak of the annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 May 2026
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David Szondy
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
Things grew worse that Tuesday night, and unendurable weather drove us into the plane at daybreak on Wednesday.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Resident colobus monkeys’ distinctly guttural roars serve as singular natural alarms at daybreak, when an inspired array of adventures await.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Just before daybreak on Wednesday morning (May 6), is the peak of the annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daybreak
Noun
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It was broadcast live by English Heritage on YouTube, allowing skywatchers around the world to follow the sunrise remotely.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Today will see 15 hours and 4 minutes between sunrise and sunset.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Bass was in Ghana on a diplomatic trip when the deadly inferno spread amid extraordinarily high Santa Ana winds that forecasters had warned about for days.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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Its summer program is built as a four or five-day series, with each two-hour session focused on a theme like pastry-making or global flavors.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
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But that system still hung around for 16 years, until the dawn of the four-team College Football Playoff in 2014.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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Greenspan helped define modern American capitalism from the final years of the Cold War era through the dawn of the digital age.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Noun
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Starting at age 10, kids can also sign up as counselors-in-training, helping younger campers in the morning and taking classes with their own age group in the afternoon.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
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According to Dominguez, her husband called Sunday morning to report he and other detainees were being moved due to the fires.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
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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
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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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The quiet moments, the grief, the slow dawning of realization that her husband had written this piece as a way of dealing with his grief and her anger.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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Ever enterprising, Toha does eventually make her way back to the party, but there, the ultimate dawning of her place outside of Nelly’s circle is heartbreaking.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Daybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daybreak. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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