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dawn on

VERB
occur
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hit reveal strike
STRONG
expose flash
WEAK
come to one cross one's mind go through one's head offer itself present itself spring to mind suggest itself
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lose
VERB
register
Synonyms
STRONG
impress tell
WEAK
come home to get through to have an effect on sink in
Antonyms
WEAK
eradicate erase
VERB
strike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affect carry get hit move reach touch
STRONG
impress influence inspire look register seem sway
WEAK
be plausible come to mind have semblance occur to

Example Sentences

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The Danuta I, a 225-meter natural gas carrier under US sanctions, crossed the Strait of Hormuz at dawn on Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Between midnight and dawn on Tuesday, the Earth will pass directly between the sun and the moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Before dawn on Saturday, US special forces broke into Maduro's compound and spirited him and his wife away.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

Machado and the crew planned to leave at the crack of dawn on Tuesday but left as the sun was setting instead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Her genius was beginning to dawn on me.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.