as in mornings
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 sunrises
Airborne dust can produce hazy conditions, and can sometimes lead to colorful sunrises and sunsets.
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Cheryl McCloud,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Looking ahead to early next week, some Saharan dust builds into DFW, causing some reduction in air quality, dusty skies and more colorful sunrises and sunsets.
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Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Extreme Sunrise And Sunset Points The sun’s path across the sky also reaches its annual extremes on the solstice, causing extreme sunrises and sunsets.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
End Where the Mountains Meet the Sea Cap off your trip in Acadia National Park, where the Cadillac Mountain summit catches some of the earliest sunrises in the country.
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Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
There are modern furnishings and amenities in each space, and large glass front doors let in all the colors of those brilliant West Texas sunsets and sunrises.
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Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2026
The best units are in building number eight, close to the ocean and ideally positioned for views of both sunrises and sunsets.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
The installation puts people inside that spectral array of color to capture the essence of those sunrises and sunsets.
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Niyaz Pirani,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Cheryl McCloud,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Looking ahead to early next week, some Saharan dust builds into DFW, causing some reduction in air quality, dusty skies and more colorful sunrises and sunsets.
—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Extreme Sunrise And Sunset Points The sun’s path across the sky also reaches its annual extremes on the solstice, causing extreme sunrises and sunsets.
—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
End Where the Mountains Meet the Sea Cap off your trip in Acadia National Park, where the Cadillac Mountain summit catches some of the earliest sunrises in the country.
—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
There are modern furnishings and amenities in each space, and large glass front doors let in all the colors of those brilliant West Texas sunsets and sunrises.
—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2026
The best units are in building number eight, close to the ocean and ideally positioned for views of both sunrises and sunsets.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
The installation puts people inside that spectral array of color to capture the essence of those sunrises and sunsets.
—
Niyaz Pirani,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunrises
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Fill a basket or small tote bag with a favorite regional goodie (think cheese straws or pepper jelly), makeup wipes, a few hydration powder packs, and even an insulated coffee mug for mornings on the dock.
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The combination of a western trough, northern storm energy and southern heat is stretching the nation’s temperature range from below-freezing mornings to dangerous afternoon heat all within the same day.
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Heavy fabrics, clingy materials, and tight silhouettes only make hot days feel even hotter — but light, breezy dresses make cool and easy outfits.
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The National Weather Service said cool air from the north will push the heat dome, responsible for a heat wave that started midweek, south and west in the coming days, relieving some of the most extreme temperatures in the Northeast.
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Morning dawns gray and dismal, but the rain has almost ended.
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Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.
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Then the two boxers pound the daylights out of each other.
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The former daytime talk show host scared the daylights out of Kris Jenner over the weekend.
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Keep in mind that tonight's Strawberry Moon may make auroras harder to see due to the bright moonlight.
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But for the very lucky, very few who've seen auroras from space, the view is on a whole other level!
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“Sunrises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunrises. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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