sunrise
noun
the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
sunrise
1 American
[suhn-rahyz]
/ ˈsʌnˌraɪz /
noun
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sunrises
plural
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the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
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the atmospheric and scenic phenomena accompanying this.
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the time when half the sun has risen above the horizon.
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the open or beginning stage of any period.
adjective
Sunrise
2
American
[suhn-rahyz]
/ ˈsʌnˌraɪz /
noun
sunrise
British
/ ˈsʌnˌraɪz /
noun
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the daily appearance of the sun above the horizon
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the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this appearance
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Also called (esp US): sunup. the time at which the sun rises at a particular locality
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(modifier) of or relating to sunrise industry
sunrise technology
sunrise sector
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sunrise
1300–50; Middle English, short for sunrising ( see sun, rise, -ing 1)
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“From its elevated vantage point, the Pacific becomes an ever-changing backdrop, glowing at sunrise, sparkling throughout the day, and transforming beneath spectacular sunsets,” the description continues.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
One hot item: a watch that changes its face in keeping with local sunrise and sunset times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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
Gross was photographing a school of bigeye trevally near the shore at sunrise as a storm approached.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“If we weren’t here at sunrise we would have missed everything.”
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
He co-founded Sunrise Movement, a youth climate-change initiative a decade ago.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Sunrise owns fewer than a quarter of its communities, earning management fees from operating the rest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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
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
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
We traveled together, race to race, town to town, living out of suitcases and sunrises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
“Like you don’t want to know what his fears are. He acts so tough that he’s probably afraid of marshmallows and really bright sunrises or something. Overcompensating.”
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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