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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
Whether heading to artsy Marfa, funky Terlingua, or rustic Marathon, you are primed for gorgeous sunrises over the desert landscape, as well as unmatched stargazing after nightfall.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Only light from Earth’s atmosphere reaches the moon, which can tint the moon reddish with light reflected from sunsets and sunrises on Earth.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Dazzling floor-to-ceiling windows with incredible skyline views and orange-gold sunrises steal the show—but the interiors are tasteful, glamorous, and luxurious.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
In the end, there's no single reason winter sunrises and sunsets can look so spectacular.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Being able to peel all of those back to this primal core, connecting with nature, seeing just the beauty of sunrises and sunsets and experiencing that with a group of strangers that then could potentially become lifelong friends.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Visitors who make the journey to Wayah Bald Lookout Tower will be rewarded with breathtaking sunrises, picnic lunches, and panoramic views of the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge mountains plus Southern Nantahala Wilderness.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
There are no solutions, no easy answers, no flower crowns that bring enlightenment, no sunrises that rejuvenate the soul.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Leaders in the architecture group argued that such tall buildings would block sunrises, cast long shadows across the Plaza and cause wind tunnel effects.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Only light from Earth’s atmosphere reaches the moon, which can tint the moon reddish with light reflected from sunsets and sunrises on Earth.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Dazzling floor-to-ceiling windows with incredible skyline views and orange-gold sunrises steal the show—but the interiors are tasteful, glamorous, and luxurious.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
In the end, there's no single reason winter sunrises and sunsets can look so spectacular.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Being able to peel all of those back to this primal core, connecting with nature, seeing just the beauty of sunrises and sunsets and experiencing that with a group of strangers that then could potentially become lifelong friends.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Visitors who make the journey to Wayah Bald Lookout Tower will be rewarded with breathtaking sunrises, picnic lunches, and panoramic views of the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge mountains plus Southern Nantahala Wilderness.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
There are no solutions, no easy answers, no flower crowns that bring enlightenment, no sunrises that rejuvenate the soul.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Leaders in the architecture group argued that such tall buildings would block sunrises, cast long shadows across the Plaza and cause wind tunnel effects.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunrises
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Spend time touring the waterways by boat or ease into your mornings with year-round yoga on the weekends.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Low temperatures will drop into the 30s by Monday and Tuesday mornings.—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
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By winning its third game in three days, the Aztecs could’ve avoided rolling the dice on the selection committee’s calculations.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There have been too many false dawns in a season dogged by inconsistency for anyone to get carried away with Saturday’s triumph.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Swim through bioluminescent seas, sleep in deserts with poets, wake in rainforest dawns with conservationists, and travel north into polar silence.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 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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This is when the Earth’s magnetic field aligns with the solar wind, intensifying the likelihood of auroras.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
9 Mar. 2026
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The month of March could be an opportune time to catch a northern lights display, as an increase of solar activity and the spring equinox could make auroras more likely in the coming weeks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Sunrises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunrises. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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