1
as in to come
to get to a destination
when will the guests arrive?
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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
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
Discarded clothing continues to arrive in this city, where it’s sorted, shredded and rewoven before re-entering global supply chains.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Rebecca L. Palmer, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Health workers in protective gear arrive to evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, on Wednesday.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 6 May 2026
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Verb
The cruise is on the way to the Bahamas and expected to arrive there on Sunday before its final destination in Port Canaveral, east of Orlando, on Monday.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
Discarded clothing continues to arrive in this city, where it’s sorted, shredded and rewoven before re-entering global supply chains.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Noun
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day arrive wrapped in expectation.
—Rebecca L. Palmer, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Health workers in protective gear arrive to evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, on Wednesday.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrive
Verb
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This beguiling wine bar on one of the original streets of Chinatown is a model for how to enter a historic neighborhood respectfully, without erasing what came before.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Then the Solar System Dynamics Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory analyzes the objects that will come closest to Earth, using infrared-scanning telescopes such as NEOWISE to estimate the size of asteroids, especially darker ones that are difficult to see in the visible spectrum.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Staffiere succeeds Michael Colombo, who led the Lancers to their first Div.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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The ability that one in a leadership position has to try to help everyone else succeed is an incredible gift.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The album’s various fine to middling duets and collabs make their own case for canonicity—in a decade the latest comer may request Kehlani to class up their singles.—
Alfred Soto,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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Or one who ranks as the top up-and-comer in the country.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The bottoms don’t just feel more elegant, but are a quick way to make outfits appear upscale whether they’re styled with a T-shirt and sneakers or a button-up shirt and ballet flats.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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His stories about travel, food, culture, and sustainability have appeared in publications such as Travel + Leisure, AFAR, Food & Wine, The Economist, Men’s Journal, Newsweek, Bloomberg, CNN, and the BBC, among others.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
Verb
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According to microbiome expert Gail Cresci, PhD, RD, per the Cleveland Clinic, most Americans don’t consume the 25 to 35 grams of fiber gut bacteria need to thrive.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Wallace is particularly troubled by how quickly hantavirus was incorporated into the COVID-era health conspiracies and the distrust in public health authorities that still thrive in certain online ecosystems.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
Noun
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And then there’s a number of smaller upstarts such as LMNT and Unwell Hydration from podcaster Alex Cooper.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Last summer, during a show at Pier 17, overlooking the East River, Langley played the part of the humble upstart.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The flavors of Mexico flourish in Chicago chef Rick Bayless' backyard garden.—
Hannah Agran,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
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But where the movie floundered, the soundtrack – co-produced by Electric Light Orchestra maestro Jeff Lynne – flourished.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Vandelli thinks Stilley is nouveau riche; Stilley thinks Vandelli is a bully.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Emulation of upper-crust speech norms became popular among the nouveau riche.—
Valerie M. Fridland,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Arrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrive. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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