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as in comes
to get to a destination
when will the guests arrive?
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as in succeeds
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
the actress knew she'd arrived when she received an Oscar nomination
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Recent Examples of arrives
Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
By the time the check arrives, the experience can feel more transactional than tender.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Find that here before the album arrives on February 6.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Bae Doona arrives in Berlin as one of South Korea’s most versatile stars, known for her collaborations with Bong Joon-ho on Barking Dogs Never Bite and The Host, as well as international work in Cloud Atlas and Netflix feature Rebel Moon.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Security becomes another signal in that pipeline, sitting alongside unit tests and performance checks, rather than a final gate that arrives after the work feels finished.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Koffi, a young Ivorian trumpeter, arrives in Montréal with nothing but the legacy of his father to guide him.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
In Minneapolis — and other cities that have seen immigration enforcement surges, including Chicago and Los Angeles — some businesses have put up signs to label private spaces and set wider protocols for what to do when ICE arrives.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Having agreed to go out with the crew, Gael arrives wearing a green minidress that sends Nathan spinning.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
Every day the co-founder of YourChoice Therapeutics arrives at his startup’s office in San Francisco to do this work.
—Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
By the time the check arrives, the experience can feel more transactional than tender.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Find that here before the album arrives on February 6.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Bae Doona arrives in Berlin as one of South Korea’s most versatile stars, known for her collaborations with Bong Joon-ho on Barking Dogs Never Bite and The Host, as well as international work in Cloud Atlas and Netflix feature Rebel Moon.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Security becomes another signal in that pipeline, sitting alongside unit tests and performance checks, rather than a final gate that arrives after the work feels finished.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Koffi, a young Ivorian trumpeter, arrives in Montréal with nothing but the legacy of his father to guide him.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
In Minneapolis — and other cities that have seen immigration enforcement surges, including Chicago and Los Angeles — some businesses have put up signs to label private spaces and set wider protocols for what to do when ICE arrives.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Having agreed to go out with the crew, Gael arrives wearing a green minidress that sends Nathan spinning.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrives
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Flurry of trade deals The agreement comes days after the EU signed a pivotal pact with the South American bloc Mercosur, following deals last year with Indonesia, Mexico and Switzerland.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The killing comes amid ongoing demonstrations across Iran, as anger continues to simmer over political repression, economic hardship and human rights abuses.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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What succeeds Khamenei would likely be worse, as one man is not the entire Iranian system alone.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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This happens often enough when one administration succeeds another, to be sure, with the new team insisting that its predecessors were idiots, but the Hegseth Pentagon carries such insults to a new level.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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From a risk-reward standpoint, the current valuation appears to be an attractive buying opportunity, in our opinion.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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After stepping away from agents, what appears to be a gun is visible in his waistband.—
Greg Wehner , Matt Finn,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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This is a competition in which Jesus thrives.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Creativity thrives here, shaped by generations of trailblazing women, from the iconic artist Georgia O’Keeffe to the enduring matriarchal traditions of the Pueblo peoples.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
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Set in post-WWII Rome, Bicycle Thieves centers on a humble family man named Antonio (Lamberto Maggiorani) who lands a new job that requires a bicycle.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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The incident lands as Waymo faces multiple probes tied to school-zone safety.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Fort Lauderdale wants to increase the number of trees to clean the air, cool the streets and create spaces where life flourishes.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Simple Life alum’s gown featured a corset-style bodice encrusted with rhinestone flourishes down the front and a daring hip-high slit, which exposed her legs and a pair of sparkly silver pointy-toed stilettos.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
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Which is a long way of saying that Live Nation prospers at least somewhat because its executives uniquely saw a future in the concert space that its competitors did not.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps Javier prospers in ways Alcantara couldn’t.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Arrives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrives. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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