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dawning

American  
[daw-ning] / ˈdɔ nɪŋ /

noun

  1. daybreak; dawn.

  2. beginning; start.

    the dawning of the space age.


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Etymology

Origin of dawning

Middle English; see dawn, -ing 1

Example Sentences

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Graham Burnett, a history professor at Princeton University, sees "the dawning of an authentic movement," similar to the birth of the environmental movement in the 1960s, which led to landmark environmental protections.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Japan isn’t the only country trying to reshore production of this strategic technology in the dawning age of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

I went to my binder of go-to seasonal recipes and realized, with a kind of dawning horror, that nearly all of them leaned on it.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

The dawning of reality should be close at hand now for England players - 'maybe it's not you, Scotland, maybe it's us'.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

A new day was dawning, a girl-with-a-superhero kind of day.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo

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