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
From a bleak job hunt upon her arrival in 2016 to undergoing treatment for her second bout with breast cancer during the uncertainty and fear of COVID, Davis recalls her journey through raw vulnerability and splashes of humor.
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Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Season 14 of the NBC drama will see the arrival of Sal Vasquez (played by On Call’s Brandon Larracuente), who will act as the catalyst for all kinds of changes within the team, executive producer Andrea Newman told TVLine.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
The transition is especially significant at Chanel, where Blazy’s arrival marks the end of the Karl Lagerfeld era, after a transitional period under his right-hand woman, Virginie Viard.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
In August 2023, the pair announced the arrival of their second child, daughter Adira River Ohanian, 2.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Season 14 of the NBC drama will see the arrival of Sal Vasquez (played by On Call’s Brandon Larracuente), who will act as the catalyst for all kinds of changes within the team, executive producer Andrea Newman told TVLine.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
The transition is especially significant at Chanel, where Blazy’s arrival marks the end of the Karl Lagerfeld era, after a transitional period under his right-hand woman, Virginie Viard.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
In August 2023, the pair announced the arrival of their second child, daughter Adira River Ohanian, 2.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrival
Noun
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Along with Labubus, the shopsilverstars makes K-pop, coquette, and Taylor Swift advent calendar gift boxes.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
27 Sep. 2025
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Our energy landscape is rapidly evolving with the advent of new means to store energy.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What To Know Xavier Donaldson, defense attorney for Combs, addressed reports that his client had booked speaking appearances in Miami for next week, seemingly in anticipation of a light sentence.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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Since the sausages began racing, the Brewers have only made it to the postseason eight times and their only World Series appearance came much earlier, in 1982.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But, as much as he is influenced by his mentor, Glenn is not the second coming of him.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Many of the biblical references including the rider of the pale horse, come from the Book of Revelation, which is ostensibly about the second coming of Christ and judgment day has also been viewed by many as an allegorical commentary on first century Christianity and Rome.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Arrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrival. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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