dawn
verb
, ˈdän\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for dawn
Synonyms: Verb
actualize, appear, arise, begin, break, commence, engender, form, materialize, originate, set in, spring, start
Synonyms: Noun
aurora, cockcrow, dawning, day, daybreak, daylight, light, morn, morning, sun, sunrise, sunup
Antonyms: Verb
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of dawn in a Sentence
Verb
They waited for the day to dawn. A new age is dawning.Noun
as dawn breaks over the city Winter brings late dawns and early sunsets.
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As the 2018 season dawned, a limited film library of Tua Tagovailoa existed for opponents to come. — Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, "Inside intel on Tua Tagovailoa from opponents speaking candidly about Alabama QB," 21 Aug. 2019 The urgency of climate change is finally dawning on the public. — Dave Levitan, The New Republic, "Would Trump’s Reelection Doom the Planet?," 26 July 2019 There is a symbolic sense that a new day is dawning in the old town. — Mike Giuliano, baltimoresun.com, "Ellicott City looks good from any angle at ‘Paint It!’ show," 19 July 2019 And for newcomers, another realization is dawning: Nothing stays new for long. — New York Times, "Moving This Summer? Consider a Hard Hat," 21 June 2019 But in the era of space travel now dawning, far more of us are destined to join them. — CBS News, ""Corporate astronaut": How billionaires are joining the space race," 20 July 2019 Game day for FC Cincinnati versus Orlando City dawned warm and sunny outside the city'sMajor League Soccer stadium in Parramore, a small, predominantly black neighborhood within walking distance of downtown Orlando. — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, "Orlando offers glimpse at FC Cincinnati soccer stadium future and the impact on a community," 31 May 2019 Since the genre’s dawning , nearly five decades ago, homophobic attitudes in hip-hop have been the norm. N.W.A and the Beastie Boys boasted about their disdain for gay people in lyrics. — Los Angeles Times, "Lil Nas X came out, but has hip-hop? A macho culture faces a crossroads," 31 July 2019 That realization has dawned on Ajinomoto Co. of Tokyo, founded more than a century ago to make the seasoning monosodium glutamate, or MSG. — River Davis, WSJ, "Rescuing MSG’s Unsavory Reputation," 27 Apr. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Even in the 85-ish degrees F of pre-dawn Doha, the risk of heat stroke is high. — Wired, "Elite Athletes Are Changing How They Train for Extreme Heat," 30 Aug. 2019 In a pre-dawn video, Luciano Marin, once a top peace negotiator for the FARC, appeared alongside 20 heavily armed guerrillas dressed in camouflaged fatigues and slammed conservative President Ivan Duque. — Fox News, "Colombian rebels threaten renewed violence, accuse government of breaking peace deal," 29 Aug. 2019 Three similar pre-dawn break-ins occurred Aug. 8 in Tierrasanta, La Mesa and Escondido. — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Thieves break into Carmel Mountain Ranch optometry store as burglary series continues," 20 Aug. 2019 Many walked through the pre-dawn darkness early Saturday to the hill where the Prophet Muhammad delivered his final sermon some 1,400 years ago, calling for equality and unity among Muslims. — Washington Post, "Muslim hajj pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat for day of worship," 10 Aug. 2019 Police agencies chased a vehicle wanted for a homicide in north suburban Gurnee into Chicago’s West Town neighborhood early Tuesday, leading to five suspects being taken into custody before dawn, police said. — Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com, "4 males, 1 female arrested in connection to Gurnee homicide that led to police chase into Chicago, officials say," 13 Aug. 2019 Shortly after nightfall, a large frog appeared, standing guard over its brood until just a few minutes before dawn. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "How Did the World’s Largest Frog Get So Big? Possibly by Building Its Own Ponds," 12 Aug. 2019 This year, the best time to see the meteors could be later in the night, right before dawn, Sky and Telescope reported. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "Catch a shooting star: The summer's best meteor shower – the Perseids – peak tonight," 12 Aug. 2019 With the setting moon out of the way shortly before dawn, this year’s display promises to be very favorable during this time frame. — Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, "The Stars This Week: Aug. 11-17," 11 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dawn.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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