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
In light of a strong set of intentions set out today, the Board have confidence that Advent is committed to supporting Spectris with investment that will drive growth and accelerate delivery of our strategic objectives.
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Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Ariel shared that all existing investors including Advent International, Brighton Park Capital, Revaia, and Greenfield Partners, returned to support Coralogix’s continued growth and launch into agentic AI observability.
—Dean Debiase, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Saddest of all was the forced sale of WorldPay, a payments processing business, to U.S. private equity firms Bain Capital and Advent International for just $3 billion in August 2010.
—Ian King, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The media company is partnering with Advent Allen Entertainment to create and launch a fully immersive experience based on its Top Gun franchise, which stars Tom Cruise.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Blue Owl Capital Advent Global Opportunities managing director Mohammed Anjarwala highlighted Blue Owl Capital , an alternative investment asset management company, as his top idea.
—Pia Singh,yun Li, CNBC, 14 May 2025
The next Pope would be installed in time for the new liturgical year, which will begin with Advent, on Sunday, November 30th, and carry the Jubilee celebrations through to next January.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
Parking is available at Advent Health Medical Group Cardiology (1613 N. Mills Ave.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Family, friends and devoted fans are currently holding a vigil outside of the Advent Health Training Center, praying for divine intervention, but the prognosis is grim.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Ariel shared that all existing investors including Advent International, Brighton Park Capital, Revaia, and Greenfield Partners, returned to support Coralogix’s continued growth and launch into agentic AI observability.
—Dean Debiase, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Saddest of all was the forced sale of WorldPay, a payments processing business, to U.S. private equity firms Bain Capital and Advent International for just $3 billion in August 2010.
—Ian King, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The media company is partnering with Advent Allen Entertainment to create and launch a fully immersive experience based on its Top Gun franchise, which stars Tom Cruise.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Blue Owl Capital Advent Global Opportunities managing director Mohammed Anjarwala highlighted Blue Owl Capital , an alternative investment asset management company, as his top idea.
—Pia Singh,yun Li, CNBC, 14 May 2025
The next Pope would be installed in time for the new liturgical year, which will begin with Advent, on Sunday, November 30th, and carry the Jubilee celebrations through to next January.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
Parking is available at Advent Health Medical Group Cardiology (1613 N. Mills Ave.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Family, friends and devoted fans are currently holding a vigil outside of the Advent Health Training Center, praying for divine intervention, but the prognosis is grim.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advent
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Fortunately, late arrivals in the summers of 2023 and 2024 did not stop Marco Silva’s side from performing above expectations, which had been tempered by the departures of Aleksandar Mitrovic and Joao Palhinha, respectively.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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As of the time of writing, eight of the spots inside the top 10 on the iTunes Top Songs tally are filled with new arrivals.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Roebuck made one further appearance for Barcelona against Levante in February but did not feature again for the club.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Stephenson has thrown just one inning as a member of the Angels, hurting himself in his second appearance back from Tommy John surgery on May 30.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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“Advent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advent. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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