1
as in to come
to get to a destination
when will the guests arrive?
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Relevance
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2
as in to succeed
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
the actress knew she'd arrived when she received an Oscar nomination
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as in comer
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Recent Examples of arrive
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
Although there are no details yet on what that will entail, the federal government's seed funding is expected to arrive on July 4, according to the White House.
—Jessica Dickler,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
John Newton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
The ladies minus Bronwyn arrive — Bronwyn gets there a bit later, wearing a floatie as a hat.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The reveal also arrives at a time when the automotive industry is accelerating development of hybrid powertrains even as battery electric vehicles continue to expand rapidly.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
Although there are no details yet on what that will entail, the federal government's seed funding is expected to arrive on July 4, according to the White House.
—Jessica Dickler,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
Set the scene Most guests at Chablé Yucatán arrive via Mérida, the capital of the state of Yucatán which is 25 miles to the northeast of the property.
—John Newton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
The ladies minus Bronwyn arrive — Bronwyn gets there a bit later, wearing a floatie as a hat.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrive
Verb
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Upscale wellness resorts advertised the idea that a guest could come and experience meditation and spiritual healing without having to sleep on a floor, abstain from alcohol, or take a vow of silence.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Boston City Hall helped kick off Lunar New Year celebrations Sunday with dragon and lion dances, music and more, a celebration the city will continue with a number of events and activities to ring in the Year of the Horse over the coming weeks.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Rufe said the federal government was unlikely to succeed at trial.—
TASSANEE VEJPONGSA,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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The company said that Essa Kazim has been appointed to succeed bin Sulayem as chairman, and that Yuvraj Narayan has been appointed to succeed him as CEO.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The display took place about two months after the comer reached its closest distance to the sun, and allowed researchers to better catalog more of the comet’s various organic molecules, including cyanide, methane, and methanol.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
12 Feb. 2026
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Yet such events are always pointedly open to all comers, including liberals.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Despite his high profile, Dane appeared to try to wear his fame lightly.—
VICTORIA CRAW The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Framed by a vaulted ceiling and two floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors that doubled as windows, features appeared in a parade of luxe natural materials—stone, linen, cotton, wood—in soothing neutral tones of cream and white, oatmeal and brown.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There's a reason, though, that this city has thrived in one way or another since the 14th century.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Every independent bookstore survives by nurturing that connection between audiences and art, and the Booksmith has thrived by making those invisible connections between writers and readers visible.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But this is a new world for crypto, one in which digital currencies feel less like rebel upstarts and more like an eccentric uncle.—
James Surowiecki,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
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As far as Atlanta rap upstarts go, Sk8star has all the goods, and his new tape Designer Junkie synthesizes them into one of the smoother leaps into the big leagues.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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More diverse voices, once overlooked in beauty, including Black women and other women of color, as well as the LGBTQ+ community, flourished during the era.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the recent cold weather, my coonties, which are Florida native plants, and my society garlic plants, blooming with tiny purple flowers, all survived and are flourishing.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Trouble begins brewing with the arrival of their nouveau riche neighbors, Edgar Linton (Shazad Latif), and his ward, Isabella (Alison Oliver).—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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With the farm suddenly unsustainable, there’s nothing for it but to pack up and seek work in Pristina, where Hatixhe’s sister Lina (Fiona Gllavica) lives a comfortable nouveau riche life in a large, gleaming new-build home courtesy of her entrepreneur husband Alban (Alban Ukaj).—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Arrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrive. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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