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
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 June 2026
While a title change ahead of All In would come as a surprise, the match still represents the biggest opportunity yet for Connors and Finlay since arriving in AEW earlier this year.
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Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
After overnight rain, areas of the Kansas City metro remain under a flood watch before chances of severe storms arrive.
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Kendrick Calfee
june 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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Verb
Then, Mohamed Salah and Egypt will arrive on Friday to take on Australia.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 June 2026
While a title change ahead of All In would come as a surprise, the match still represents the biggest opportunity yet for Connors and Finlay since arriving in AEW earlier this year.
—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Noun
My understanding is that the cocktail should be served first, with time allowed to enjoy the drink before the appetizers and meal arrive.
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Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
After overnight rain, areas of the Kansas City metro remain under a flood watch before chances of severe storms arrive.
—
Kendrick Calfee
june 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrive
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Over the past few months, Anthropic’s aspirations in the life sciences have begun to come into focus.
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The effort comes as Colorado officials have renewed concerns about mountain pine beetles.
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There is still a lot of work ahead for the research team, but if the project succeeds, this technology could improve self-driving cars, make robots more adaptable, enhance advanced camera systems, and even serve as a vision aid for people with visual impairments.
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President Bill Clinton’s veto pen spared some district laws, while congressional GOP lawmakers at times succeeded at blocking others.
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Beating all comers in the early stages of the tournament was Monday’s Daniel Merida-Ben Shelton showdown, which hit a high-water mark with 793,000 viewers.
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Used his size and good wheels to create havoc in the offensive zone, took on all comers and pitched in offensively with double-digit goals.
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This part of the deal appears to come naturally to Chavarria, who returned to Paris on Friday afternoon for his fourth season at the Men’s Fashion Week.
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The president also appears to be counting the South Carolina runoff for governor as two wins after endorsing both candidates in that race.
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The 6-foot-9 Haugh stretches defenses with his shooting, attacks the rim, thrives in transition and guards multiple positions.
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As a result of the careful outreach, tracking and advocacy of their caring adults the majority of these students have made academic and attendance gains, been promoted and/or graduated, found work and housing and are thriving.
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More traditional news outlets are growing comfortable with less formal presentations and personalities, part of a gradual coming together of stories news brands and new, digital upstarts who are winning significant slices of attention through newsletters, podcasts and subscription media products.
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Time and time again in the history of technology, monopolistic industry leaders that long seemed invincible—from Xerox to IBM to AT&T—have proven vulnerable to agile upstarts and technology advances that broke markets wide open by lowering costs, expanding supply and leapfrogging capabilities.
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Set the scene Desert-meets-tropical-island, where succulents flourish like daisies in spring, and prickly cacti forests line the local roads into the capital of Willemstad.
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Just pass the rock around and make sure everybody who is around me can flourish.
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Vandelli thinks Stilley is nouveau riche; Stilley thinks Vandelli is a bully.
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Emulation of upper-crust speech norms became popular among the nouveau riche.
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“Arrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrive. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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