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
Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Color television, credit cards, and Barbie dolls arrived earlier than the VRA and will survive longer.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
The two arrive at their concert, get off their bikes, and walk out together onto the stage.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te arrived in Eswatini on Saturday after three countries revoked flight permits, reportedly due to Chinese pressure.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Color television, credit cards, and Barbie dolls arrived earlier than the VRA and will survive longer.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Noun
The train is scheduled arrive in Winnemucca, Nevada, on Wednesday, according to Union Pacific.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
The two arrive at their concert, get off their bikes, and walk out together onto the stage.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrive
Verb
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Nuclear talks would come later, only after a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is lifted.—
Jon Herskovitz,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Being selected to play on Marist’s varsity as a freshman came with a caveat for Max DeHoyos.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Chesney echoed the sentiment, saying building on the intensity and development from the spring, rather than starting again during the summer, will be key to the Bruins succeeding during the season.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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This relativist turn in anthropology gained ground in succeeding decades, as the discipline became ever more attentive to the specificity of cultures, and increasingly wary of universal claims about the human condition.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 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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With the house emptied of living (and costumed) guests, its furnishings, in all their liveliness, appear only to mask an unnatural torpor.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Its gibbous disk appears small and featureless.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
Verb
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At 50 feet tall, these varieties are smaller than the American elm, thrive in full to part sun, and require low to medium water.—
Special to The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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Here’s hoping village officials and the gutsy developers taking over this underperforming eyesore get it right and thrive in the future.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Not to be confused with German tiny camper van builder Alpincamper, Switzerland's Alpencamper is a small upstart dedicated to bicycle camping trailers.—
C.C. Weiss
May 01,
New Atlas,
1 May 2026
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The Ducks may still be seen as an upstart in these playoffs, but there was no question who was the better team.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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This arid hellworld doesn’t seem like a place where creativity would flourish, but the music buzzes with it.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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Chicagoans first fell in love with the Italian comfort food in small late-night eateries that flourished thanks to the long hours, outgoing personalities and deft dough-throwing hands of their mom-and-pop owners.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Noun
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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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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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“Arrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrive. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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