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
The one detail still more closely guarded than the guest arrivals is what Swift will wear down the aisle.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 July 2026
Finney-Smith’s arrival leaves Charlotte with 17 players on standard pacts and when factoring the utilization of the maximum of three two-way contract slots into account when they are officially filled, that pushes the Hornets up to 20.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
3 July 2026
Udara finally fell to a relatively innocuous delivery from Alzarri Joseph in the over before the arrival of the second new ball.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Then, if applicable, check the exclusion list; many codes do not apply to sale items, new arrivals, or specific collections like the Moab series.
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Madison Flager,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 July 2026
Finney-Smith’s arrival leaves Charlotte with 17 players on standard pacts and when factoring the utilization of the maximum of three two-way contract slots into account when they are officially filled, that pushes the Hornets up to 20.
—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
3 July 2026
Udara finally fell to a relatively innocuous delivery from Alzarri Joseph in the over before the arrival of the second new ball.
—
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Then, if applicable, check the exclusion list; many codes do not apply to sale items, new arrivals, or specific collections like the Moab series.
—
Madison Flager,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for arrival
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrival
Noun
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With the advent of a salary cap, the owners are hoping to do legally that which they were found to have done illegally.
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That is, until, like so many silent screen stars, their careers are abruptly ended with the advent of talkies.
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Swift and Kelce’s big day comes after months of speculation and back-to-back public appearances.
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Questions remain over whether the funeral will mark the first public appearance of Mojtaba Khamenei since his father and family members were killed on the first day of the war.
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The cast reunited to appear in McCarthy’s 2024 documentary Brats, revisiting the cultural phenomenon known as the Brat Pack, the young actors who frequently appeared together in teen coming-of-age films of the ’80s.
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Playing Mary Bennet — Elizabeth’s younger and more timid sister — Bruccoleri set out to portray the coming of age story of a Regency woman.
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“Arrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrival. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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