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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Activities and Experiences Being in the jungle brings lots of options for activities, and several are complimentary, like sunrise bird watches, hiking, and swimming in the pool or river.Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
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Only those in the northeast east of the U.S. will get a view, with those in the far northeast treated to an eclipse sunrise — a rare and beautiful spectacle.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Some companies, like those in Japan, offer incentives like extra vacation days to encourage healthy habits.Basel Ramlawi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Bessette-Kennedy’s gown also inspired one of Meghan Markle’s wedding day looks: specifically her halter neck Stella McCartney reception dress.Hannah Malach, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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Since the dawn of the space age in the 1950s, humankind has launched around 50,000 tons of material into, according to the ESA, which cited data from the U.S Space Surveillance Network.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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At the behest of PanAm Airlines at the dawn of the jet-set era, Rolex developed a 24-hour hand with which their pilots could track a second time zone against the now iconic red and blue bicolor bezel.Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
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Ana Orsini, 28, a morning anchor at KOLD 13 News in Tucson, Arizona, died from a brain aneurysm, according to the station.Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Wednesday morning, a few traces of the shooting remained.Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
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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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After assessing campus conditions at daybreak, the university is lifting the shelter-in-place protocol.Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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By daybreak, roads heading south to the area hit heaviest by the fighting were clogged with thousands of cars as Lebanese residents returned to what was left of their homes.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Sunup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunup. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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