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
Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Deputies and paramedics arrived and found a woman with stab wounds.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
After premiering last weekend with three episodes, the final three arrive on Saturday.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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Verb
If you’re being tested in person, most of the same tips apply but add to them some basics such as wearing comfortable (but professional) clothing, scoping out the location in advance, arriving early, etc.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Deputies and paramedics arrived and found a woman with stab wounds.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
Emotional rug-pulls arrive in the form of happy surprises that stretch the third act too long and test the limits of our disbelief.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
After premiering last weekend with three episodes, the final three arrive on Saturday.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrive
Verb
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Breakfast with thick waffles or puffy omelets come with housemade fresh cinnamon rolls the size of a baseball, drizzled with icing.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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But that pact came without the protection of a no-trade clause, and as the Cubs sputtered to a second consecutive 83-win, playoff-less season, the idea of trading a controllable second baseman with the ability to play shortstop to upgrade the roster wasn’t too far-fetched.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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However, in May 1881, Wyandotte finally succeeded in annexing Riverview, and by 1886, the state government moved to allow further mergers.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Trump is widely expected to exact changes at CNN as well if Ellison succeeds in buying WBD, owner the cable channel.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 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
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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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Multiple Waymo vehicles also have appeared on social media as stopping traffic or dropping people off in the wrong locations.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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How March meteors compares to previous years Large fireball incidents appear to have increased considerably in the first quarter of 2026.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Teamwork thrives when promises are specific, and as tough Saturn sextiles excavating Pluto, your friendship zone and your travel sector combine.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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Is your mindset in the right place for your passions to thrive?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And while Mason is far removed from his time with the upstart, having departed in 2018, the crash course in how sports leagues operate and generate revenue informed another venture.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Where does that leave the upstarts?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the intervening nine years since 2003, Mars' Happy Valley community has flourished and grown into a burgeoning colony with thousands of residents trying to establish a cultural identity on the Red Planet without Earth's overbearing presence.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Up North leaders say they're torn between wanting the best future for their students and acknowledging that some who could flourish in college prefer to remain among the forests, rivers and lakes of the region, even if jobs pay less and everything from dentists to Walmart are farther away.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 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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If the digital nouveau riche have sufficient discretionary income to unseat the coupon-clipping linear-TV gang, all that outsized buying power may not necessarily translate to a full-on tech takeover.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Arrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrive. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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