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morning

[mawr-ning] / ˈmɔr nɪŋ /
NOUN
first part of the day
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dawn
STRONG
AM aurora cockcrow daybreak daylight dayspring forenoon morn morrow prime sunrise sunup
WEAK
after midnight ante meridiem before lunch before noon break of day breakfast time crack of dawn early bright first blush foreday morningtide wee hours
Antonyms
STRONG
darkness sunset

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Rain is expected to start falling as early as Monday night in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, and peak Tuesday morning through the evening.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

On the morning of April 19, 1995, Imad Enchassi drove to work at a shopping mall in Oklahoma City.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

But that morning, he didn’t have time to dwell on the attack.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

But, Serhiy says, in the early hours of Sunday morning, another friend knocked on the door, telling them to rush to an evacuation train, due to leave at 5am.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

I had to go to work at the nursing home the next day—I was on morning shifts that weekend—and so Karl had to come too.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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