as in advent
the act of coming upon a scene
spring's late arrival meant we were still skiing in mid-April the groom blamed his belated arrival for the wedding on a huge traffic snarl
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Recent Examples of arrival
The automatic doors of the arrival terminal slid open, and a wall of familiar heat hit me.
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Analysts say their arrival highlights the PLA Navy’s focus on extending surveillance and strike reach far beyond its immediate coastline.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Police found all three victims in the front yard upon their arrival at the house.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
It’s been years since Lennox managed a brand new arrival on any of these tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Analysts say their arrival highlights the PLA Navy’s focus on extending surveillance and strike reach far beyond its immediate coastline.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Police found all three victims in the front yard upon their arrival at the house.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
It’s been years since Lennox managed a brand new arrival on any of these tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrival
Noun
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Huang noted that with the advent of modern capitalism, the seven- or six-day work week evolved into a a world of five-day work weeks.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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This is because measurements of all three data sets became more and more precise with the advent of both improved data and an improved understanding of our errors and uncertainties in that data.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Those born just afterwards — Steve McManaman, Darren Anderton (both 1972), Jamie Redknapp (1973) — made 37, 30 and 17 international appearances respectively, much fewer than their talent would have suggested, for various reasons.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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While more research needs to be conducted, a promising clinical study found that participants who took a specific soluble keratin supplement for three months strengthened and improved the appearance of their nails.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The opposite of a tragic coming-out story, Saving Face was a nuanced film ahead of its time that earned it a spot in the lesbian film canon.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
29 Aug. 2025
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Meyers hasn't made the Pro Bowl in his six seasons in the league and isn't exactly the second coming of Jerry Rice.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Arrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrival. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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