as in day
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
a job that requires him to get up before sunrise
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Recent Examples of sunrise
The east-west exposure allowed the apartment to benefit from the latter at both sunrise and sunset.
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Giada Storelli, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2026
Clocks were set back one hour, making sunrise and sunset each an hour earlier.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Its sunrise alarm wakes you up peacefully.
—Claire Peltier, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Additionally, the sunrise alarm clock is an FM clock radio.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Giada Storelli, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2026
Clocks were set back one hour, making sunrise and sunset each an hour earlier.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Its sunrise alarm wakes you up peacefully.
—Claire Peltier, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Additionally, the sunrise alarm clock is an FM clock radio.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunrise
Noun
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FoodRecipesNewsHow ToDiningNewsletterInstagram Starting in 5 days Trouble in the kitchen?—
Becky Krystal,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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Loomer in recent days has ramped up her calls for all Muslims to be deported from America and attacked New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for his Islamic faith.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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This wrenching documentary takes place on a Florida cul-de-sac where kids play outside from dawn till dusk.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The dog park is open from dawn to dusk from March through November.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There were pre-dawn workouts, mid-morning core, mid-afternoon skills training and late-night shooting sessions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Plascencia was joined by a dozen SDSU players, and three from USD, on campus Tuesday morning for the Aztecs’ annual Pro Day.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 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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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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His addition also heralded the dawning of an era in which LACMA actively sought to strengthen its connections with the entertainment world.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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By daybreak, the death toll was at least thirty-one.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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However, the rain was expected to and did end around daybreak on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.—
Staff Reports,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
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The latter was killed in a daring daylight bomb drop in the center of Tehran in a joint US mission with Israel.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Sunrise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunrise. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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