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
Fittingly, the Moomins’ official stateside arrival begins in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty like so many immigrants before them.
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Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Bitcoin ETFs have been taking in billions this year, among the top asset classes in ETF inflows this year, one sign of crypto's arrival on the radar of more financial advisors and long-term investors.
—Talia Kaplan,jordan Smith,afshan Musani, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Bruce Springsteen Follows Lorde Tracks II earns one of a trio of new arrivals inside the iTunes Top Albums chart’s top 10.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
With Luoma’s words of apology and the arrival of Sámi to listen and witness, an important step in that process occurred.
—Thomas A. Dubois, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Bitcoin ETFs have been taking in billions this year, among the top asset classes in ETF inflows this year, one sign of crypto's arrival on the radar of more financial advisors and long-term investors.
—Talia Kaplan,jordan Smith,afshan Musani, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Bruce Springsteen Follows Lorde Tracks II earns one of a trio of new arrivals inside the iTunes Top Albums chart’s top 10.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
With Luoma’s words of apology and the arrival of Sámi to listen and witness, an important step in that process occurred.
—Thomas A. Dubois, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrival
Noun
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Ten of his 26 Premier League appearances last season were at right-back or left-back.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Now, during a recent appearance on Today, Johansson has weighed in.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Then there’s Jensen Huang of Nvidia, also counted among those who believe in the coming of AI robots, evidenced in articles like this one.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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There are tribes of fast, feral predators that resemble the second coming of neanderthals.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2025
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“Arrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrival. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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