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
This Harvesters’ Gathering starts with a sunrise ceremony and the lighting of a sacred fire, which will burn continuously for four days.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
Weather at the airport was around freezing at the time of the crash, with clouds before sunrise and winds around 18 mph.
—Siarhei Satsiuk, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
For me, the Caribbean is the cluck of a rooster during sunrise, a coconut from a roadside truck to quell the afternoon heat.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
Its shades of pink, cream plaster and bronze shift in the ever-changing light L.A. is famous for, from sunrise to the golden hour.
—Sage Jessica Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
Weather at the airport was around freezing at the time of the crash, with clouds before sunrise and winds around 18 mph.
—Siarhei Satsiuk, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
For me, the Caribbean is the cluck of a rooster during sunrise, a coconut from a roadside truck to quell the afternoon heat.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
Its shades of pink, cream plaster and bronze shift in the ever-changing light L.A. is famous for, from sunrise to the golden hour.
—Sage Jessica Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunrise
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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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In the dawn of the girl boss, American women have in some ways never had more power than now.Mariam Rahmani, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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In the dawn of AI, procrastination is no longer an option.Saar Yoskovitz, Forbes, 12 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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Alaska experiences the shortest daylight hours in the country.John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
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In the gray daylight of the first days of Syria’s freedom, its citizens appear so far to be behaving not like unrestrained madmen but like traumatized, decent people worthy of their liberty, delivered even by an erstwhile jihadist.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Sunrise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunrise. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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