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
Senior Devin Moore has All-SEC caliber tools but battled injuries since his 2022 arrival, limiting him to 19 of 38 games while at UF.
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
With Martin’s arrival, current PFL CEO Peter Murray will move to oversee international operations, and report to Martin.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 July 2025
Soon, the arrival of an old friend and familiar jeopardy force Dexter to head down to New York City himself, presumably seeking Harrison.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
Sánchez Bezos was among the early arrivals, toting a Balenciaga trompe-l’oeil coffee cup clutch bag personalized with her name.
—Vogue, 10 July 2025
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
With Martin’s arrival, current PFL CEO Peter Murray will move to oversee international operations, and report to Martin.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 July 2025
Soon, the arrival of an old friend and familiar jeopardy force Dexter to head down to New York City himself, presumably seeking Harrison.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
Sánchez Bezos was among the early arrivals, toting a Balenciaga trompe-l’oeil coffee cup clutch bag personalized with her name.
—Vogue, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrival
Noun
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Roebuck made one further appearance for Barcelona against Levante in February but did not feature again for the club.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Stephenson has thrown just one inning as a member of the Angels, hurting himself in his second appearance back from Tommy John surgery on May 30.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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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 14 Jul. 2025.
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