as in appearances
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 arrivals
That law simplified the process for deporting new arrivals who lacked authorization to be in the country, but a different law allowed people already in the country to ask an immigration judge for bond.
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ABC News, 7 May 2026
The group says the vast majority of small-boat arrivals go on to apply for asylum in the UK.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
What the new buyers in Madrid are like To break into the real estate market in this Madrid district, buyers need deep pockets, and according to Mure, these Latin American arrivals come with exactly that.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
The Mark Hotel is a main gathering spot for Met Gala arrivals.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
Spain’s government under Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has championed legal immigration at a time when many governments in Europe are trying to decrease migrant arrivals and step up deportations.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
And the decennial Census counted new arrivals to determine congressional allocations, whether or not those new immigrants were citizens who could vote.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Following the January arrivals of Taty Castellanos and Pablo Felipe from Lazio and Gil Vicente respectively, Wilson has almost exclusively been forced to try and affect games from the bench.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The Mexican sensibility is among the latest arrivals, and Lucía is being transformed by New York in kind.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
ABC News, 7 May 2026
The group says the vast majority of small-boat arrivals go on to apply for asylum in the UK.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
What the new buyers in Madrid are like To break into the real estate market in this Madrid district, buyers need deep pockets, and according to Mure, these Latin American arrivals come with exactly that.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
The Mark Hotel is a main gathering spot for Met Gala arrivals.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
Spain’s government under Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has championed legal immigration at a time when many governments in Europe are trying to decrease migrant arrivals and step up deportations.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
And the decennial Census counted new arrivals to determine congressional allocations, whether or not those new immigrants were citizens who could vote.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Following the January arrivals of Taty Castellanos and Pablo Felipe from Lazio and Gil Vicente respectively, Wilson has almost exclusively been forced to try and affect games from the bench.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The Mexican sensibility is among the latest arrivals, and Lucía is being transformed by New York in kind.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrivals
appearances
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Stephen Eustáquio notched his third assist in seven appearances on Ordaz’s second goal, and Jacob Shaffelburg picked up his second in five outings this season and his 15th in 134 appearances.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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After a 23-43 season in his first season, Jackson leads the Warriors to back-to-back playoff appearances with 47 and 51 wins but was fired amid a backdrop of friction with management (including team advisor Jerry West) and fostering a poor work environment.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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“Arrivals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrivals. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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