Dawn on

Synonyms for "dawn on" (19 found)

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Closest matches (4)

be glimpsedcome throughcome to minddawn upon one

Strong matches (6)

get acrossget overgrab oneoccuroccur tooffer itself

Related words (9)

penetratepresent itselfregisterrise to mindsink insoak instrikestrike the mindsuggest itself

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

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It finally dawned on him that he could automate the process instead of doing it by hand each time.

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Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.

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"Sir," he remarked, "you have been robbed," and then it suddenly dawned on me that it must have taken place as I was passing the men congregated in the corridor.

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What dawned on me as the night went on is that even in apparently frivolous conditions the establishment asserts control, and won't tolerate having that assertion challenged, even flippantly, by that most beautifully adept tool: comedy.

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