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

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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Greenpeace activists scaled a monument in front of Congress at dawn on Wednesday and unfurled a banner urging lawmakers "not to betray the Argentine people."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

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

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", was killed during a military operation carried out at dawn on Sunday in the town of Tapalpa, in the central-western state of Jalisco.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Only then did the import of the situation dawn on her fully.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

dawn on

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