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
Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Blue Ghost is slated to arrive to the moon 45 days after launch for a 14-day mission on the moon.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
But not just because there’s nothing cooler than when the stars of tomorrow arrive.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Chicago Fire Department paramedics also arrived at the scene, and pronounced the man dead.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Blue Ghost is slated to arrive to the moon 45 days after launch for a 14-day mission on the moon.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
By the time the police arrive, the women have emptied the house and exited out the back.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
But not just because there’s nothing cooler than when the stars of tomorrow arrive.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrive
Verb
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The laughs come fast and furious, too, on a relentless rhythm with an astonishing hit rate.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Each board comes with spread containers, bowls and a cheese knife.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If Meta succeeds, Wall Street will feel more confident about its aggressive AI spending plans.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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Leon, in issuing the temporary pause, concluded that the preservationist group behind the legal challenge was likely to succeed because the president lacks the authority to build the ballroom without approval from Congress.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Or one who ranks as the top up-and-comer in the country.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Beau's elders include two US senators, a collegiate basketball coach Bayh is the fourth Birch Evans Bayh, the newest comer in an American political dynasty.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Ali, also known as Elnoor Mohamed Ali, is scheduled to appear Saturday in Folkestone Magistrates Court.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Ultimately, the scammers appear to use their initial contractor targets as unsuspecting mules for the malware payload.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Verbeek’s trade with Philadelphia to acquire Gauthier in January 2024 has been widely praised, but his decision to ship center Trevor Zegras to the Flyers last summer has received criticism while Zegras thrives in Philadelphia.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Fear may thrive in the shadows, but here, under bright fluorescent lights, the terror feels even more malevolent, something ambient and inescapable.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bread Financial works with upstarts like legal AI firm Harvey and AI content platform Jasper.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Tech companies and artificial intelligence upstarts have unleashed a South Bay leasing surge that has produced the region’s best quarter for office space rental activity since the end of the coronavirus outbreak, a new report has disclosed.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Internet sports gambling is flourishing in Florida and the 31 other states that have legalized it, and few guardrails prevent problem users from swiping away hundreds or thousands of dollars.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Romano beans don’t flourish everywhere.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Displays of it, particularly in architecture or public art, are often perceived as tacky, kitschy or, heaven forbid, nouveau riche.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The series is set in late 19th-century London and follows four generations of the Forsytes, who have lived and thrived as members of the nouveau riche for five decades.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Arrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrive. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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