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
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
The airport is a major hub for cargo arriving from Asia.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Spoelstra, who was recently named Team USA men's basketball coach through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, was spotted on video outside the scene surveying the damage after the team's plane arrived in the Miami area.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Solo travel can be pure joy—until the bill arrives.
—Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Satoru Gojo, the strongest jujutsu sorcerer, arrived to address the chaos, but curse users and spirits plotted to seal him away.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
The airport is a major hub for cargo arriving from Asia.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Spoelstra, who was recently named Team USA men's basketball coach through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, was spotted on video outside the scene surveying the damage after the team's plane arrived in the Miami area.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Solo travel can be pure joy—until the bill arrives.
—Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrive
Verb
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Chelsea shared on Instagram that Maximus spent eight days in the hospital before being able to come home.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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With that immense wealth comes a responsibility to give back to Louisville and the world, several members of the family told the Courier Journal.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Eventually, however, the astronaut Dave Bowman succeeds at deactivating HAL, ignoring the computer’s desperate pleas to stop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The new mayor will succeed Eric Adams, who was elected in 2021.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In April 2022, Dréan named his 27-year old comer as CEO.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Fans can expect year-long shows from Opry members to genre up and comers.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Eli Lilly is similarly developing a new injectable GLP-1, retatrutide, that appears to be even more effective than the current drugs on the market—and which the company confirmed is not currently included in its agreement with the White House.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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One form Asks whether the tree appears To exhibit a history of failures.—
MaKshya Tolbert,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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These are not circumstances in which a head coach thrives or lasts for long.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Georgia may be renowned for its official fruit, but the state is also home to a thriving wine country, particularly in the North Georgia mountains.—
Crystal Tate,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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How that plays out will have major ramifications for how open the ecosystem is to competitors and upstarts.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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How the state’s Democrats decide between Mills and a younger, potentially feistier upstart is likely to reverberate far beyond Maine’s borders.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Regional countries have begun to act against the crime flourishing inside Cambodia’s borders that has ensnared their citizens.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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His Lorenz Hart is a lost soul of New York, an artist who couldn’t have flourished—or fallen—anywhere else.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The rule dates back to the 19th century and was founded by old-money circles in the Northeast to differentiate themselves from the nouveau riche trying to infiltrate the social elite.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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But Ahlers’ Jack is not content to become a nouveau riche nightmare, having spent the bulk of recent episodes dragging his feet about leaving the home and his employers, Agnes and Ada (Christine Baranski and Cynthia Nixon), whom he’s known for so long.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Arrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrive. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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