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
  • Watching sunrises and sunsets over McLemore Cove and the Cumberland Plateau is a truly breathtaking experience.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The enforcement agents departed downtown Chicago before sunrise and drove to Berwyn, a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city.
    Gabe Gutierrez, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Their days are taken up with shooting practice, lobster racing, pelting men with fruit, and slipping poison into unattended cups of tea—and best of all, there isn’t a damsel in distress in sight.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The two days of hearings before House committees come on the heels of the central bank’s recent decision to hold interest rates steady — a decision that did not sit well with President Donald Trump.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Thanksgiving morn: 2:45 a.m.
    Patricia Highsmith, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
Noun
  • 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
  • Well, maybe not early but gone are the days of partying until daybreak.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024

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“Sunup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunup. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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