The truth of the matter is dawning on him.
Source: tatoeba (263650)
Dawning
/ˈdɑːnɪŋ/
Synonyms for "dawning" (49 found)
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22 entriesbecome clearbecome obviousbecome visiblebegan to be understoodbreak daylightbroke daylightdawn lightdawning optimismdawning realizationdawning trendearly phaseemergeemergent trendgrew apparentinaugurationincipient phase
Showing 16 of 22 words.
Collocations
10 entriesdawning awarenessdawning daydawning eradawning lightdawning momentdawning of a new eradawning of civilizationdawning optimismdawning realizationdawning trend
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14 total sentences available.
In the evening is twilight; in the morning the breaking and dawning of the day.
Source: tatoeba (7304306)
As day was dawning and the birds were starting to sing, Tom at last arrived home.
Source: tatoeba (9116174)
It was dawning.
Source: tatoeba (9795620)
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