sunups

noun

plural of sunup
as in days
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance have you ever actually heard a rooster crow at sunup?

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  1. days
  2. sunrises
  3. mornings
  4. dawns
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
  • 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
Definition of sunrises
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
  • 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
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“Sunups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunups. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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