as in sunrise
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance have you ever actually heard a rooster crow at sunup?

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Recent Examples of sunup In honor of the anniversary, Washington Post journalists chronicled one of those days, from sunup to sundown. Washington Post, 29 May 2022 Key West is a top-notch destination for a girls getaway, as you're guaranteed to have a good time from sunup to sundown. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2022 Irving is observing Ramadan and fasting (no food or fluids) from sunup to sundown. Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022 From trekking poles to sleeping bags, the items found at Dick’s can upgrade your next camping trip from sunup to sundown. Sara Coughlin, SELF, 22 Mar. 2022 See All Example Sentences for sunup
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Noun
  • The three most beautiful naked-eye sights to be had in the night sky will create a stunning panorama just before sunrise.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • The Wales Women’s manager just woke up and left with the sunrise, bound for the top of the country’s highest peak, Yr Wyddfa.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • The tragic loss of an Air India Boeing 787 days before the Show led to the decision for senior Boeing executives to not attend and for the company to keep a low profile.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • On the afternoon of March 25, 2024 — the same day Combs' homes were raided in Miami and Los Angeles — Paul was arrested by local police at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Some people want to be outside from dawn until dusk in the summer.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 20 June 2025
  • Whether this marks the dawn of a new financial era will depend on execution.
    Anastasia Chernikova, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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  • Trump said Hegseth and other top Pentagon officials would address the public on Sunday morning.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 22 June 2025
  • Vance countered the claim that Trump should not have acted unilaterally on Sunday morning.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 22 June 2025
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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
  • 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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  • The coolest part of the night is typically right before daybreak, Borchardt said.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • Still, there was a little time before daybreak to sit back and reflect on the many happenings of my first gobbler season and some lessons already learned.
    Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Sunup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunup. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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