new dawn
- noun
- The announcement marked a new dawn for the community, bringing new opportunities and growth.
They teach us all a lesson, just as the Christmas story does, that in the birth of a child there is a new dawn with endless potential.
- They teach us all a lesson, just as the Christmas story does, that in the birth of a child there is a new dawn with endless potential.
Examples
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The team celebrated a new dawn after overcoming their challenges and achieving success.
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In an unexpected move sure to usher in a new dawn of cooperation between industry and government, billionaire steel magnate Henry Rearden has thrown his full support behind Directive 10-289.
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You are ready for a new dawn.
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This is a new dawn.
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I know that for America, there will always be a bright new dawn ahead.
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Yes, the sun has again risen on a new dawn of revolution.
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With each new dawn, I see the sun god rise on the far bank of the Nile.
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Obama's seal represents the road toward a new dawn, and I do not believe it's accidental.
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We too heralded a new dawn in 1997, and just over 10 years later it feels like it has evaporated.
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With the launch of the NHS constitution, I feel a new dawn of fairness, transparency, and accountability for patients as well as staff is just on the horizon.
Blog text (14)
Synonyms
A chance to begin again after problems
A time of big change in someone's life after an important event
A fresh start that makes something lively and useful again
The beginning of a new time that offers a fresh start
Soft pale light that appears in the sky just before sunrise
Antonyms
How New
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'new' (recent, novel) with 'dawn' (the beginning or initial phase), so the meaning 'fresh start' is directly derivable from the constituents. This compositional metaphor is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English noun-modifier patterns, making it readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
The phrase new dawn comes from the image of a sunrise after a long, dark night. A dawn feels like a 'fresh start', so new dawn now means a real 'new beginning' after hard times.