arrived

past tense of arrive

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of arrived Melton fled the scene before deputies arrived and was found a short time later at Pamela Way and Jeanette Cove in Alexander, the report says. Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026 Those who arrived in the 1900s had very different cultural, political, and religious backgrounds from the older Texas Jews. Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 When police arrived that night, the victim told officers that Gonzalez Reyes had previously visited the business and presented himself as an ICE agent. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 Or would it be harnessed by a superstar candidate who arrived without warning, like a High Plains thunderclap? Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 According to the citation, Farthing told police that a woman drove him to the parking lot and left him, though police said surveillance video does not show another individual exit the vehicle before police arrived. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2026 Some folks arrived with years of wrestling fandom behind them. Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026 Fargo Rock City arrived near the end of that period, timing-wise. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 But with recent breakthroughs, no one can deny that AI large language models (LLMs) have fully arrived in mathematical research and could dramatically change the field. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
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
  • But when Darris Smith went down with an injury, Kitchen got a lot more snaps in pass-rush situations and flourished.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
  • As island nations increasingly serve as transit hubs for illicit drugs moving toward Australia and New Zealand, local markets for substances like methamphetamine have flourished.
    Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The 16-year-old girl who was steering the bicycle — which appeared to be a Citi Bike in footage shared by ABC7 Eyewitness News — sustained injuries to her leg and was hospitalized, per the NYPD.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Until the Houthis’ intervention, the oil situation had appeared just about manageable, thanks to Red Sea exports and the US shepherding vessels through Hormuz; oil shipments there are now at roughly a third of pre-war levels.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • However, the State Board of Health withdrew the regulatory action on July 30, approximately six months after Spanberger succeeded Youngkin as governor.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Arévalo, before winning the presidency, was best known as the son of the man who succeeded Ubico, in Guatemala’s first truly free elections.
    Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In the fifth round, the champion landed a powerful right-hand punch that knocked Pantoja down.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Ruffy successfully defended Tsarukyan’s early takedown attempts, but the Armenian changed levels late in the round before switching to an elbow that landed flush.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Prior to that, the young girl thrived at Pembroke, Dunn said, earning good marks.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Sixteen storms, including two Category 5 hurricanes, have formed and thrived in the eastern and central parts of the ocean so far, with Hawaii alone facing three tropical systems in less than a month.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Mystic, when his great, great, great- grandfather prospered in the shipping industry.
    Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The original finders prospered, with George, Jim, and Charlie making about $1 million in gold, while word of their discovery spread.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Arrived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrived. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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