arrived

past tense of arrive

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of arrived There were aeons before Helm arrived. Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025 The boy, who was walking to a nearby business when he was shot, was able to run to safety until deputies arrived, according to MDSO. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025 When officers arrived at the scene the man fired his weapon. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025 Will Smith sent it to the same left-field seats that Rojas’ homer arrived in two innings before. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025 Ami arrived at Klum’s Halloween bash dressed as her character Zoey, wearing patchwork parachute pants, as seen in the film’s opening scene. Giana Levy, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025 Armed police and paramedics arrived at the scene to find 10 people wounded. Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025 Temperatures are finally starting to drop in the South, with the slant of the sun and the coolness at night signaling that the fall season has indeed arrived. Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025 That text, which arrived during the day, alerted him that the door to the baby box had been open. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 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
  • Under Yanez’s guidance this season, Louisville flourished.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • While the country’s animation industry has flourished, Yoji shared that the live-action industry has lagged behind.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Her own work has appeared in ArabLit Quarterly, The New York Times, Even/Odd Studios, and elsewhere.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The situation for the Dodgers appeared dire, and the Blue Jays seemed on the verge of winning their first World Series title in 32 years.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • What if Spain had tried and succeeded?
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The state has succeeded at similar child-care recruitment efforts in the past.
    Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cheney was portrayed by British actor Christian Bale in the 2018 biopic Vice, which landed both Bale and co-star Sam Rockwell Academy Award nominations, as well as a best picture nod, in 2019.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Either way, the Colts have landed a massive defender in this trade.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Set during the Japanese colonial period — when Taiwan’s cypress industry thrived — the series portrays a world built by men yet seen through the eyes of a Japanese woman.
    Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Bartomeu’s reign is now known for its rampant expenditure but the club thrived under his hand commercially.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 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 5 Nov. 2025.

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