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as in came
to get to a destination
when will the guests arrive?
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as in flourished
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
the actress knew she'd arrived when she received an Oscar nomination
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Recent Examples of arrived
Melina Khan At a news briefing from the University of Nebraska early on May 11, officials confirmed that the American passengers arrived last night and are now being assessed.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Wasserman was the evening’s major speaker and arrived at the event as reporters were talking to Cherfilus-McCormick.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
The son said police arrived within about 10 minutes.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
By the time officers arrived, the situation had escalated into what officials described as an active shooter incident, with the suspect walking down the middle of Memorial Drive and firing in an erratic manner as traffic came to a halt.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026
When the Beatles arrived, rock and roll was in its youth.
—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
With the start of the Cannes Film Festival this week, the biggest event on the annual film calendar has officially arrived.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
Upon arrival, police took over medical care until paramedics arrived and took the man, 20, to a local hospital, the police department said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The pop star arrived at the gala wearing a Dior dress made completely of film.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Wasserman was the evening’s major speaker and arrived at the event as reporters were talking to Cherfilus-McCormick.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
The son said police arrived within about 10 minutes.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
By the time officers arrived, the situation had escalated into what officials described as an active shooter incident, with the suspect walking down the middle of Memorial Drive and firing in an erratic manner as traffic came to a halt.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026
When the Beatles arrived, rock and roll was in its youth.
—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
With the start of the Cannes Film Festival this week, the biggest event on the annual film calendar has officially arrived.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
Upon arrival, police took over medical care until paramedics arrived and took the man, 20, to a local hospital, the police department said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The pop star arrived at the gala wearing a Dior dress made completely of film.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrived
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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
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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But times have changed, and over the last decade, the boys’ and girls’ programs have flourished.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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But as other reality-TV subgenres similarly flourished over the two-plus decades since, the Emmys responded by micro-classifying the shows and pushing most of them to the Creative Arts ceremony.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
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Eileen Wang, who was elected mayor of the city of 56,000 in 2022, appeared in federal court Monday and was released on a $25,000 bond.—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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As of Monday afternoon, two days after Williams was arrested, criminal charges have not appeared in jail records or court filings.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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The high-profile dispute presents an early challenge for Disney Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro, who succeeded longtime chief Bob Iger in March.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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He was succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, who is considered more of an ideological extremist than his father.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The passengers left on a chartered flight from Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, on Sunday and landed at Torrejón de Ardoz military airport, east of Madrid, according to Spain’s Defense Ministry.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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That game, a 34-31 Wildcats win in the first year of the Shedeur Sanders era, was the first impression Coleman left on the state of Colorado before the Broncos landed on him two years later.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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That leaves us with Coleman, the Dolphins’ second of three fifth-round picks, a slot weapon who has thrived at all four of his college stops.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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The more drastic option of expanding the tournament to 96 teams or beyond would involve adding an extra week to a tournament that has thrived in part because of the symmetry of a six-round bracket that gets whittled down over three weeks.—
Eddie Pells,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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During the early 1900s, when copper, gold, zinc and silver production was booming, Bisbee prospered.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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In turn, his legend prospered, and Mike the Tailor turned into a 50-year-old business.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Arrived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrived. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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