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
Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
By the time the final years of Bonitto’s deal arrive, the sides will either be preparing to come back to the table for another or looking to move on.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 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
Noun
This card reminds you that healing isn’t linear, and sometimes joy and grief arrive together.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
By the time the final years of Bonitto’s deal arrive, the sides will either be preparing to come back to the table for another or looking to move on.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrive
Verb
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Will Woll’s return to the Leafs come earlier than the organization anticipated?—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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And 74 of those came when Donovan Olugbode was open for three receptions.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Even if the House succeeded in impeaching a judge, the Senate would need to affirm that decision by a two-thirds majority vote.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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And more often than not, Miami has succeeded there.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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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Nothing is more important to McDermott than helping players thrive.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Water Regularly Strawberries require regular watering in order to thrive, similar to other edible plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Stocks tumbled in late January after Chinese tech upstart DeepSeek unveiled an AI chatbot that raised concerns Silicon Valley was pouring unnecessary amounts of money into AI companies.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
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Going public would put SpaceX in the company of older, traditional aerospace heavyweights, such as Boeing and Northrop Grumman, and industry upstarts, such as Rocket Lab and Firefly Aerospace.—
Ramin Skibba,
Scientific American,
26 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The power vacuum left by Moïse’s death led to a dramatic expansion of already flourishing armed gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Innovation has always flourished when property rights are secure.—
Gerard Scimeca,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 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 10 Jan. 2026.
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