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 That sunlight passing through Earth's atmosphere, where the blues are scattered away, and the reds are bent towards the moon, essentially casts the colors of the Earth's sunrises and sunsets onto the lunar surface. — Marina Jurica, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Perhaps most exciting will be the possibility for spectacular sunrises and sunsets, as light from the sun bounces off the bottom of these elevated clouds in intense pink and orange colors. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Later winter sunrises could make morning prayers more difficult, particularly in parts of the Midwest and Mountain West. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026 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 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

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Noun

Our fans are out there well before kickoff and ready to go, and Casey’s breakfast pizza is perfect for those mornings.

— Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 28 Aug. 2026
His mornings begin by turning on the faucets to see if water is running.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of mornings

Noun

Bright light or grow lights are essential for keeping indoor cuttings healthy and thriving during shorter days.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Federer didn’t have too many prickly relationships during his playing days, and there were plenty of candidates.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 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

According to the Space Weather Prediction Center, the ejection or CME could increase the chances of colorful auroras after sunset if conditions line up.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Keep in mind that tonight’s waxing gibbous moon will be 60 percent illuminated, which could make spotting fainter auroras tricky.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of auroras

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