Gloaming and Sunup

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Gloaming noun - The time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness.

Usage example: with the gloaming came the familiar call of the whip-poor-will

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Sunup is an antonym for gloaming.

Sunup noun - The first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance.

Usage example: have you ever actually heard a rooster crow at sunup?

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Gloaming is an antonym for sunup.

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