sunrises

noun

plural of sunrise
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 Airborne dust can produce hazy conditions, and can sometimes lead to colorful sunrises and sunsets. — Cheryl McCloud, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Looking ahead to early next week, some Saharan dust builds into DFW, causing some reduction in air quality, dusty skies and more colorful sunrises and sunsets. — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 26 June 2026 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. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 End Where the Mountains Meet the Sea Cap off your trip in Acadia National Park, where the Cadillac Mountain summit catches some of the earliest sunrises in the country. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026 There are modern furnishings and amenities in each space, and large glass front doors let in all the colors of those brilliant West Texas sunsets and sunrises. — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026 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 The installation puts people inside that spectral array of color to capture the essence of those sunrises and sunsets. — Niyaz Pirani, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunrises
  1. mornings
  2. days
  3. dawns
  4. daylights
  5. auroras
Noun
  • This would mean no more changing the clocks twice a year and more evening daylight—and even darker winter mornings.
    — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
  • For families juggling grocery bills and hectic mornings, that math is the reason Dollar Tree’s protein aisle keeps showing up on shopper roundups and social feeds.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Definition of mornings
Noun
  • The timing of his start Saturday, three days before the Midsummer Classic, suggested as much.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Cholowsky visited Chicago for a few days in early June, talking to coaches and executives, hanging out with players and listening to Jerry Reinsdorf’s baseball stories.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of days
Noun
  • Morning dawns gray and dismal, but the rain has almost ended.
    — Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of dawns
Noun
  • Then the two boxers pound the daylights out of each other.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 June 2026
  • The former daytime talk show host scared the daylights out of Kris Jenner over the weekend.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
Definition of daylights
Noun
  • This follows recent vivid auroras on July 3-4, and a new moon on July 14 will provide darker skies.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • However, nights remain short for observers in the northern hemisphere and lingering twilight could make auroras harder to spot.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of auroras

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