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• sunrise
  sunrise

  noun

  the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
• Sunrise
  Sunrise

  noun

  a city in SE Florida.

sunrise

¹ American  

[suhn-rahyz] / ˈsʌnˌraɪz /

noun

• sunrises
  plural

1. the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.

2. the atmospheric and scenic phenomena accompanying this.

3. the time when half the sun has risen above the horizon.

4. the open or beginning stage of any period.

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adjective

1. (of an industry, technology, etc.) new and growing; developing; emerging.

   high-technology sunrise industries.

Sunrise ² American  

[suhn-rahyz] / ˈsʌnˌraɪz /

noun

1. a city in SE Florida.

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sunrise British  

/ ˈsʌnˌraɪz /

noun

1. the daily appearance of the sun above the horizon

2. the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this appearance

3. Also called (esp US): sunup. the time at which the sun rises at a particular locality

4. (modifier) of or relating to sunrise industry

   sunrise technology

   sunrise sector

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sunrises
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sunrise

1300–50; Middle English, short for sunrising ( see sun, rise, -ing ¹)

Example Sentences

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In an operation with a degree of military precision, the small fleet of lorries departed for Dover just after sunrise, where the men staged an intimidating show of strength near the port.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

As we rode into the sunrise between cornfields, we began encountering riders we would see often—mostly passing us—on road bikes, folding bikes, recumbents, fixies, e-bikes, tandems, clunkers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

“I like to joke that if we stood barefoot in a stream in a forest while looking at the sunrise, you would get a lot of the same benefits as the BioCharger,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

For some it was before sunrise; others stayed up well past midnight in their time zone.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

By sunrise, the flock was ready, but their leader had one last thing to do.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Based on DNA testing and the grower’s admissions, the court ruled that most of the blueberry plants in the nursery were being grown illegally, including Driscoll’s Eureka Sunrise variety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The Sunrise Strip will house the Creamfields Gymnasium and, for the first time, there will be two padel courts.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Qantas's "Project Sunrise" using ultra long-haul planes has been on the cards for the past nine years -- but has been repeatedly delayed.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Ultimately, the board determined that the long-term community benefits of the Sunrise project outweighed the short-term pain of displacing Silverado residents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

I turned in my books, packed my bags, and said farewell to my few friends and teachers at Sunrise High School without shedding a tear.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

People on other continents watch in trepidation under vivid, red-orange sunrises and sunsets.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Other parts of the country would also see sunrises in the winter that would have children who start school at 8 a.m. possibly going to campus in the dark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

He once dredged up 17 rings in a single day by sweeping the ocean bottom in a spot where tourists, well into their tequila sunrises, routinely launch themselves off catamarans, their fingers slick with sunscreen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

He said he loved seeing sunrises and sunsets on the ocean, as well as whales, some great white sharks, turtles and sea crocodiles.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

“You and me, Brady, we seen more sunrises in a month than some people see their whole lives.”

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings