as in mornings
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 sunrises
Only light from Earth's atmosphere reaches the moon, and light reflected from Earth's sunrises and sunsets can give the moon a reddish color.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island sits directly on the beautiful Atlantic coast, where mornings start with breathtaking sunrises over the ocean and high-speed connectivity makes remote work seamless.
—Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Permanent daylight saving time would mean later sunrises and sunsets.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 17 Aug. 2025
After seven to ten days of training, passengers embark on an eight-hour journey, completing five, 88-minute orbits—witnessing five sunrises and five sunsets.
—Roman Chiporukha, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
High-level smoke has less of an impact on air quality but keeps the sky hazy, sometimes turning the sun into a brilliant orange and enhancing sunrises and sunsets.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
While the smoke will remain high in the atmosphere and won't impact surface air quality, it's expected to create vivid sunrises and sunsets across parts of Western Europe, including Ireland, Norway, and Germany, from Tuesday through Thursday.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
The researchers used mathematical models to simulate bed times and wake times in various time zones—what people’s sleep habits would be if they were governed by sunsets and sunrises, rather than social influences.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2016
Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island sits directly on the beautiful Atlantic coast, where mornings start with breathtaking sunrises over the ocean and high-speed connectivity makes remote work seamless.
—Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Permanent daylight saving time would mean later sunrises and sunsets.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 17 Aug. 2025
After seven to ten days of training, passengers embark on an eight-hour journey, completing five, 88-minute orbits—witnessing five sunrises and five sunsets.
—Roman Chiporukha, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
High-level smoke has less of an impact on air quality but keeps the sky hazy, sometimes turning the sun into a brilliant orange and enhancing sunrises and sunsets.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
While the smoke will remain high in the atmosphere and won't impact surface air quality, it's expected to create vivid sunrises and sunsets across parts of Western Europe, including Ireland, Norway, and Germany, from Tuesday through Thursday.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
The researchers used mathematical models to simulate bed times and wake times in various time zones—what people’s sleep habits would be if they were governed by sunsets and sunrises, rather than social influences.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunrises
Noun
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Once my teen started her period, mornings came with a different type of stress that wasn’t related to school outfits.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
6 Sep. 2025
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Flights will depart from California on Saturday mornings and return from Hawaii on Sunday afternoons.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Netflix has come a long way from its DVD-by-mail days to become a streaming giant stacked with the buzzy new releases and top-performing originals.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The wildfire has burned 13,966 acres after being active for five days.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There have been several false dawns with reports about a new series or movie circulating for years.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Over the last 12 years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, there have been so many false dawns about United rekindling their glory days.—
Joe Prince-Wright,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This alignment can open cracks in the magnetosphere, allowing more solar particles to stream in and trigger brighter, more frequent auroras.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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During major events, auroras might appear as early as sunset and linger until sunrise, with peak activity typically occurring around midnight.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Sunrises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunrises. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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