as in sunrise
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says
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Recent Examples of daybreak
The rushing water trapped the couple in a bedroom closet for eight hours with their two small terriers and three parrots until daybreak, when McEwan was able to flag down firefighters driving down their road.
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Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Skilling’s forecast calls for temperatures of around 10 degrees at daybreak and a high of 21 in the afternoon.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The storm let up before daybreak, but the morning was gray and cheerless with a cold wind.
—Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
For me, to be up and moving each day at daybreak was (and at the risk of sounding clichéd) an almost spiritual experience.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
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Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Skilling’s forecast calls for temperatures of around 10 degrees at daybreak and a high of 21 in the afternoon.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The storm let up before daybreak, but the morning was gray and cheerless with a cold wind.
—Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
For me, to be up and moving each day at daybreak was (and at the risk of sounding clichéd) an almost spiritual experience.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daybreak
Noun
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Even after long struggles, each sunrise opens space to drop regrets, ease pressure, and leave old weights behind.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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They wed later that year at sunrise atop Moscow Mountain near their alma mater.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Taurus April 20 – May 20 Your pace determines how steady your day feels.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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And while this is the king's first visit to his son's new home country since the rift, the four-day work trip isn't a personal one.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Egyptian officials also unveiled the discovery of an ancient monastery dating back to the dawn of Christian monasticism.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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An elevated public promenade overlooking the Intracoastal will be open from dawn to dusk.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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At a campaign stop early Tuesday morning, Mamdani praised Boylan for standing up to Cuomo.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Sure enough, in the early-morning hours of April 15th, Moscow struck Ukraine with three ballistic missiles and three hundred and twenty-four attack drones, including two hundred and fifty Shaheds, Ukraine’s Air Force said.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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On the morn of Liberation Day, Trump called out four other Republican senators — Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitch McConnell — for pushing back on his plan.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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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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The quiet moments, the grief, the slow dawning of realization that her husband had written this piece as a way of dealing with his grief and her anger.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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Ever enterprising, Toha does eventually make her way back to the party, but there, the ultimate dawning of her place outside of Nelly’s circle is heartbreaking.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Daybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daybreak. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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