arrived

past tense of arrive

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of arrived Weiss, the founder of an independent media site worth millions and the editor-in-chief of CBS News, arrived last week in the Washington bureau trailed by the private security that now protects high-profile media figures. Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025 Juneteenth recognizes the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Abraham Lincoln had signed more than two years earlier. Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025 Hundreds of people were on scene when police arrived. Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025 The moment that could define Tucker’s tenure with the Cubs had arrived. Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 The gunman was fatally shot by police, who arrived within minutes. Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 12 Oct. 2025 Also over the weekend, a federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked the administration's plan to deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland, though troops have arrived in Oregon from California. Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025 The weekend’s heavy rainfall arrived at the end of Nepal’s monsoon season, which usually begins in June and ends by mid-September. CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025 Target Circle Week has arrived, and prices start at just $4. Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrived
Verb
  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Erling Haaland flourished up front for Norway, scoring a hat-trick despite missing two early penalties.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • As of today, October 10, which also happens to be World Egg Day, Tweety has flourished into a happy and healthy hen.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bari Weiss’ television prospects once appeared to be fairly bleak.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The players were greeting one another following the Chiefs’ 30-17 victory when Detroit’s Brian Branch appeared to snub KC quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • People saw this strange-looking rock and tried to pick it up, but none could until this innocent little boy succeeded, delivering it to authorities.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • One Vision Chiuri stepped down as artistic director of women’s collections at Dior, succeeded by Jonathan Anderson, who also took on the responsibility of menswear.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Andy Richter and Emma Slater landed a 28 out of 40 for their Rumba, dedicated to his daughter.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Keeping track of what both Pokémon are doing, each of their health bars, the animations for each attack and the battle log (which shows whether or not attacks have landed) takes a long time to get used to.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trevin Wallace and Christian Rozeboom — after switching up roles — have thrived against the run, while Derrick Brown has looked like his Pro Bowl self.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Keaton's career thrived in the 1980s and beyond.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Of all the fandoms, the Swifties have persevered and prospered.
    Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • This boom also led to the rise of the Indian middle class, and urban centers such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune prospered thanks to the IT industry.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Arrived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrived. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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