SUNRISES Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

sunrises

noun

plural of sunrise

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 Shot on location in Alberta, Canada, the blooming grasslands, breathtaking sunrises, glistening rivers and immense mountaintops are characters in their own right, often pulling audiences in when the storyline itself is drastically lacking. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 The difference can be dramatic, with evening daylight lasting later into the day while winter sunrises arrive much later. — James Ward, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Usually, environmental cues such as sunrises and sunsets help set your internal clock. — Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 There could be some colorful sunsets and sunrises, said meteorologist Lamont Bain of the weather service’s Monterey office. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 Orthodox Jewish groups say a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent could upend that routine by pushing winter sunrises — and the earliest permissible time for some prayers — an hour later. — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 Winter sunrises and sunsets may come notably later in much of the country soon, if Congress ends up passing a controversial bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 15 July 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

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After years of exploring national parks across the country—from early mornings in Acadia to unforgettable days spotting wildlife in Yellowstone—I’ve found that no two parks require you to pack the same way.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
After spreading the seeds, water with a sprinkler in the mornings or the evenings, when the sun isn’t intense.

— Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of mornings

Noun

In September 2025, Kotb beamed from ear to ear on Haley Joy and Hope’s first days of third and first grade, respectively.

— Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
North of the border, in British Columbia, hundreds more homes were lost this week, and 15,000 people are currently under evacuation, with extreme fire weather conditions predicted to worsen in the coming days.

— John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of days

Noun

Morning dawns gray and dismal, but the rain has almost ended.

— Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
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.

— Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of dawns

Noun

But if geomagnetic storm activity ramps up, more states could experience auroras.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026
The town of Churchill is also located below the auroral oval, a region centered around Earth’s magnetic poles where auroras most persistently occur.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

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