first light
noun
: the time when light is first seen in the morning : dawn
She was up at first light.
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Plant cloves after the first light frost of fall, September through November, depending on your location.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
Keep your candles tucked away to ensure your candles smell as good as their first light.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024
And people were buzzing about the forthcoming Vera Rubin Observatory, set for first light in April or May 2025.
—Rebecca Boyle, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
The road was largely empty at first light on Sept. 26, with what drivers there were mostly heading northeast, towards higher ground.
—Heather Hollingsworth and Stephen Smith, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2024
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
Keep your candles tucked away to ensure your candles smell as good as their first light.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024
And people were buzzing about the forthcoming Vera Rubin Observatory, set for first light in April or May 2025.
—Rebecca Boyle, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
The road was largely empty at first light on Sept. 26, with what drivers there were mostly heading northeast, towards higher ground.
—Heather Hollingsworth and Stephen Smith, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2024
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“First light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20light. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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