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as in morns
the time from sunrise until noon
after working in the fields all morning, we were ready for a hearty lunch
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as in days
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
morning has broken
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as in beginnings
the point at which something begins
the period when people in ancient Mesopotamia began living in cities is usually regarded as the morning of civilization
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Recent Examples of mornings
From July 1 to September 3, Monday through Thursday mornings, junior golfers can enjoy Topgolf's entertainment experience.
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Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Finley’s Fiction, an outpost of the one on Shelter Island, will have kids’ story hour on Saturday mornings and author events; in July, Kate Doerge and Katharine Holabird.
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Nancy Kane,
Curbed,
25 June 2026
Saunders served up decades of music as a DJ hosting on weekday mornings.
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Jeff Gurney,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Mars will first appear to the right of the Pleiades before gradually sliding beneath them in the mornings that follow.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Think early mornings with a mug of coffee on the dock, afternoons spent paddleboarding or cannonballing off the swim platform, and evenings that stretch long past golden hour as the sky turns sherbet over glassy water.
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Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2026
Monochrome Fit Summer weather can be unpredictable, with chilly mornings and blistering hot afternoons.
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Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
For Saudi Arabia — a kingdom that has made sport an economic pillar and is gearing up to host the 2034 World Cup — a few groggy mornings are easily absorbed.
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Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
The new sections will be offered across the university’s full timetable — including early mornings, evenings and weekends — to provide students greater flexibility in fitting courses into their academic and personal schedules, leaders said.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Finley’s Fiction, an outpost of the one on Shelter Island, will have kids’ story hour on Saturday mornings and author events; in July, Kate Doerge and Katharine Holabird.
—
Nancy Kane,
Curbed,
25 June 2026
Saunders served up decades of music as a DJ hosting on weekday mornings.
—
Jeff Gurney,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Mars will first appear to the right of the Pleiades before gradually sliding beneath them in the mornings that follow.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Think early mornings with a mug of coffee on the dock, afternoons spent paddleboarding or cannonballing off the swim platform, and evenings that stretch long past golden hour as the sky turns sherbet over glassy water.
—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2026
Monochrome Fit Summer weather can be unpredictable, with chilly mornings and blistering hot afternoons.
—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
For Saudi Arabia — a kingdom that has made sport an economic pillar and is gearing up to host the 2034 World Cup — a few groggy mornings are easily absorbed.
—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
The new sections will be offered across the university’s full timetable — including early mornings, evenings and weekends — to provide students greater flexibility in fitting courses into their academic and personal schedules, leaders said.
—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mornings
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Just as nine days of early voting started June 13, Conley became the latest target of attack ads linked to Republicans, who used similar tactics to influence voters in earlier Democratic primaries this year.
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Ghalenoei suggested at a prematch news conference Saturday that Iran had been cleared to arrive in Washington two days early.
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The 22-year-old said his mind drifted back to his own beginnings, in Stockton, on that concept of general generational trauma.
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From their beginnings in the early 1990s, Failure have attracted admirers to their muscular, celestial sound, including Tool’s Maynard James Keenan and Paramore’s Hayley Williams.
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Extreme Sunrise And Sunset Points The sun’s path across the sky also reaches its annual extremes on the solstice, causing extreme sunrises and sunsets.
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Because the station orbits Earth once every 90 minutes, the crew on board sees 16 sunrises and sunsets every day.
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This morning favors gentle starts and better listening, while the afternoon asks us to slow replies, check assumptions, and make our tone easier to understand.
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The Royals veteran spent 2021 with the Rays organization and made 23 starts.
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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.
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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.
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Anxiety disorders can persist into adulthood, particularly those disorders with early onsets and those that are left untreated.
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In the past few years, Underwood has come to realize that a bunch of barking alphas may not, in fact, be the best way to build a successful pack.
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As a ballplayer, Kent was as irascible as Bonds; the two alphas reportedly brawled behind clubhouse doors, and famously clashed in the dugout during a 2002 game, when Bonds lunged for Kent’s throat and pushed him against the wall.
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Recent Harvard commencements have grown much more political.
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Originally called MarchingOrder, Tassel had provided services for commencements for around 20 years before adding the AI name offering.
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“Mornings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mornings. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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