as in arrival
the act of coming upon a scene
with the advent of the mass-produced automobile, the need for a better system of roads and highways soon became apparent
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Recent Examples of advent
Instead, Google’s findings suggest the opposite may be happening – AI is lowering the barrier to entry for sophisticated attacks, while the advent of companies adding AI agents exponentially increases points of vulnerability.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Similarly to Netflix replacing Blockbuster or the advent of electric cars, the Sephora approach became the default consumer preference for the beauty industry from that point on.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Thanks also to the advent of digital technologies, film production is more and more a polycentric and dynamic activity that involves countries that in the past played a marginal role in this business.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
With the advent of artificial intelligence, many see technology as a hazard to the creative arts — particularly theater, film and television — with actors being replaced by digital approximations of themselves.
—Glenn Davis, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
That’s as the advent of AI agents has made coding accessible to a broader range of users while also allowing engineers to write much more code.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 May 2026
In Episode 5, the advent (finally) of a Celebrity Amazing Race prompts her daughter, DJ (Kaitlin Olsen), to strongarm Deborah into participating in the reality show.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
Love & Other Drugs (2010) Edward Zwick’s Love & Other Drugs is a mixed bag, attempting to skewer the pharmaceutical world at the advent of Viagra while also being a heart-tugging romantic comedy.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
His grandfather had been a smoker for 30 years but died before the advent of widespread CT scans.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Similarly to Netflix replacing Blockbuster or the advent of electric cars, the Sephora approach became the default consumer preference for the beauty industry from that point on.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Thanks also to the advent of digital technologies, film production is more and more a polycentric and dynamic activity that involves countries that in the past played a marginal role in this business.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
With the advent of artificial intelligence, many see technology as a hazard to the creative arts — particularly theater, film and television — with actors being replaced by digital approximations of themselves.
—Glenn Davis, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
That’s as the advent of AI agents has made coding accessible to a broader range of users while also allowing engineers to write much more code.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 May 2026
In Episode 5, the advent (finally) of a Celebrity Amazing Race prompts her daughter, DJ (Kaitlin Olsen), to strongarm Deborah into participating in the reality show.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
Love & Other Drugs (2010) Edward Zwick’s Love & Other Drugs is a mixed bag, attempting to skewer the pharmaceutical world at the advent of Viagra while also being a heart-tugging romantic comedy.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
His grandfather had been a smoker for 30 years but died before the advent of widespread CT scans.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advent
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In a season-long arc, Gallagher will play Rod Finlayson, a charismatic, uber-independent, capable yet unreliable figure, whose arrival at the Gibsons’ marina on his beloved boat sets up a sequence of upheavals that Alberg and Cassandra will have to grapple with.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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In the 1960s, the town manufactured Carmen Curlers — globally popular heated rollers for hairstyling — before the arrival of the electric curling iron helped force the industry’s collapse.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Martínez had four Champions Cup starts and made another four appearances as a substitute.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Making his first appearance since the eighth inning of Game 7 of the World Series, Snell showed rust early, allowing a leadoff single to Mauricio Dubón and walking Drake Baldwin.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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“Advent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advent. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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