dawned

VERB

start

Synonyms

STRONGEST

loom unfold

STRONG

appear begin develop emerge glimmer initiate lighten open originate rise

WEAK

show itself

Antonyms

STRONG

close conclude decrease disappear end finish hide lessen terminate

WEAK

set

Example Sentences

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As planting season dawned across South East Asia's rice fields, Suchart Piamsomboon, a 60-year-old farmer from Thailand's Chachoengsao province, went to the local shop for fertilisers.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

But as the EV age dawned, helped by top-down policy such as generous subsidies, Chinese firms hit the throttle.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

But on the morning of 26 April 1986, Serhiy remembers waking around 6am, full of excitement, to find his wedding day had dawned gloriously sunny.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

It dawned on them that this wasn’t just an interlude but their calling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Slowly it dawned on me that if Grandpa Blakeslee died and left Miss Love the store, she really could marry again and let her new husband run it.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns