as in day
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 sunrise
The three freshmen roommates were headed to Grand Canyon National Park to watch the sunrise Oct. 10, 2022, McClatchy News previously reported from officials.
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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
Continue reading to see which cities have the most Instagrammed sunrises.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 19 Jan. 2025
In the still and quiet hours before sunrise Thursday, Maurice Reid was a kinetic and infectious ball of passion.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
Hours earlier, before sunrise, firefighters attacked the Sepulveda fire, which broke out on the bone-dry hillsides of the 405 Freeway and was burning toward multimillion-dollar homes.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
Continue reading to see which cities have the most Instagrammed sunrises.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 19 Jan. 2025
In the still and quiet hours before sunrise Thursday, Maurice Reid was a kinetic and infectious ball of passion.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
Hours earlier, before sunrise, firefighters attacked the Sepulveda fire, which broke out on the bone-dry hillsides of the 405 Freeway and was burning toward multimillion-dollar homes.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunrise
Noun
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Museum hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day except Tuesday.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps the irony over the next 10 days will prove to be that Carlo Ancelotti’s pressure-proof stars cannot get the job done over this far more vulnerable foe.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Over the months that follow, the kids will rise before dawn to feed and walk their steers, then repeat the process in the evening before heading in for dinner, hitting the sack and doing it all over again the next day.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Feb. 2025
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Last season, winning the Carabao Cup final in such dramatic fashion against Chelsea proved to be a false dawn for Liverpool as their challenges subsequently wilted in the other three competitions.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Roman Palomares, the organization’s national president and chairman, said in a statement to USA TODAY Monday morning that the group stands with the victim’s family.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The morning after the big game (Feb. 10), Eagles fans weren’t the only fandom with something worse celebrating.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 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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Thanksgiving morn: 2:45 a.m.—
Patricia Highsmith,
The New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2021
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While the fire seemed to be subdued by 1 a.m., firefighters were keeping an eye out for hot spots as the wind was expected to pick up at about daybreak.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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Well, maybe not early but gone are the days of partying until daybreak.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Californians will experience more daylight in the evening and less in the morning.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Feb. 2025
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The footage shows the large-mouthed, many-toothed fish swimming toward daylight off the coast of the Spanish island of Tenerife.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Sunrise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunrise. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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