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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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Gross was photographing a school of bigeye trevally near the shore at sunrise as a storm approached.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

So what is Bucky Brooks doing before sunrise, unlocking the gate outside the Granada Hills High football field?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

After sunrise, villagers in Qusra, near the city of Nablus, walked through the scorched remains of the Al-Rahma mosque, broken tiles littering the ground, videos showed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Then, as he completed the orbit, he became the first person ever to see a second sunrise on the same day.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

One of the main varieties is called Eureka Sunrise, a breed with large, sweet berries developed by Australian company Mountain Blue.

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

“We are confident that Sunrise’s breadth of offerings will serve the needs of this community well,” said Philip Kroskin, head of real estate and senior vice president of investments at Sunrise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

After that Sunrise Prayer, my guide accompanied me back up to the fourth tier.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

There could be some colorful sunsets and sunrises, said meteorologist Lamont Bain of the weather service’s Monterey office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 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

The effect transforms ordinary sunrises and sunsets into vivid displays, with glowing horizons and skies rich in gold, amber, and burnt orange, sometimes giving the landscape an almost surreal, otherworldly feel.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

As the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth every 24 hours, it travels through 16 sunrises and sunsets, treating those on board to a sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025

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

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings