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
Those jerseys, released in 2023, will be retired with the arrival of the new jerseys.
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Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 9 Apr. 2026
With filming spread across Long Island and the Hamptons, his arrival brings a fresh geographic dimension to the show.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
Season 2 also raises the stakes with the arrival of a mysterious new neighbor played by James Marsden.
—Scott Shilstone, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Lyons was arrested on March 28 upon arrival at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport from Singapore after Indonesia’s immigration system flagged him through an Interpol Red Notice issued at Spain’s request.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 9 Apr. 2026
With filming spread across Long Island and the Hamptons, his arrival brings a fresh geographic dimension to the show.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
Season 2 also raises the stakes with the arrival of a mysterious new neighbor played by James Marsden.
—Scott Shilstone, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Lyons was arrested on March 28 upon arrival at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport from Singapore after Indonesia’s immigration system flagged him through an Interpol Red Notice issued at Spain’s request.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrival
Noun
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With the birth of early modernity, which is to say, the advent of industrial capitalism, ideological skepticism toward technology gave way to technology becoming a tool of the state.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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Since the advent of the NHL salary cap in 2005, there’s always been something of an artificial limit on player salaries relative to their standing, league-wide.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Through the first eight games, the Angels have struck out in 31% of their plate appearances, which is even worse than last year’s 27% rate.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
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Koss, interestingly enough, made his first pitching appearance this season before getting his first at-bat.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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But the only peace on Concrète Waves is the occasional pullback, a calming of the storm rather than the coming of a resolution.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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For example, bitter herbs represent the experience of slavery; greens represent the coming of spring; and a shank bone represents the sacrifice made in biblical times.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Arrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrival. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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