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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunup
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During Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, prayer and reflection, Muslims abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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The incident occurred halfway through the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, in which Muslims all over the world fast from sunrise to sunset.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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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
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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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The quiet moments, the grief, the slow dawning of realization that her husband had written this piece as a way of dealing with his grief and her anger.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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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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The storm let up before daybreak, but the morning was gray and cheerless with a cold wind.—
Elwyn "Bud" Myers,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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For me, to be up and moving each day at daybreak was (and at the risk of sounding clichéd) an almost spiritual experience.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Sunup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunup. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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