as in days
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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Noun
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Her transfer comes after days of pleading by her family and others who described her condition as critical.—
Sarah el Deeb,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026 -
The couple was released three days later, but the children have remained in state custody ever since.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The best units are in building number eight, close to the ocean and ideally positioned for views of both sunrises and sunsets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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It's also known for its spectacular sunrises.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Featuring transitional pieces from the spring ’25 collection, the drop highlights timeless essentials designed to carry shoppers from cool spring mornings into warm summer nights.—
Irina Grechko,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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The audience — and the ad dollars — have shifted to mornings.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Given the many false dawns in recent months, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas was reluctant to speculate on the outcome when quizzed by reporters on Tuesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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But that’s not stopping Nicotero from doing all within his power to scare the living daylights out of his contestants.—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Nov. 2025
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Playing on parental fears, The Babadook has been scaring the daylights out of us for a solid decade now.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Daybreaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daybreaks. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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