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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
Residents of the home and neighbors threw buckets of water on the flames before fire crews arrived, which Mountain View says helped keep the fire from doing too much damage.
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Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The five people who lived in the building evacuated before firefighters arrived and no injuries were reported.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
But those ghosts disappeared as the snow arrived, an omen of big Patriots playoffs wins if there ever was one.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
First responders arrived less than a minute later, Saavedra said.
—Patrick Whittle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
When officers arrived, the victim and his dog were both in serious condition.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Medford may have been her home, but Los Angeles was salvation, a bustling city the young woman arrived in the late summer of 1946 just after her birthday.
—Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
And while the post describes the feature having arrived as a beta, folks who are not enrolled into any sort of beta program appear to have been granted access to it.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
When Solovyov arrived in Denver just before the regular season began, his wife and young son, Saveliy, had to stay behind in Calgary.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The five people who lived in the building evacuated before firefighters arrived and no injuries were reported.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
But those ghosts disappeared as the snow arrived, an omen of big Patriots playoffs wins if there ever was one.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
First responders arrived less than a minute later, Saavedra said.
—Patrick Whittle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
When officers arrived, the victim and his dog were both in serious condition.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Medford may have been her home, but Los Angeles was salvation, a bustling city the young woman arrived in the late summer of 1946 just after her birthday.
—Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
And while the post describes the feature having arrived as a beta, folks who are not enrolled into any sort of beta program appear to have been granted access to it.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
When Solovyov arrived in Denver just before the regular season began, his wife and young son, Saveliy, had to stay behind in Calgary.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 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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The seventh in an occasional series of profiles on Southern California athletes who have flourished in their post-playing careers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Darnold flourished under head coach Kevin O’Connell, throwing for a career-high 35 touchdown passes and leading Minnesota to a 14-3 record.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Researchers said some images appeared to include children.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pretti was being held on the ground when an officer appeared to remove a gun from Pretti's waistband just moments before another agent fired the first shot.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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His final day is on Friday, when he will be succeeded by Ronald Hicks.—
Timothy Cardinal Dolan,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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This was a moment Greco pushed for and succeeded.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The heavyweight was facing Kingsley Ibeh on Saturday night when Ibeh landed a flurry of shots in the second round that caused a roar from the crowd, despite not looking particularly hard.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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In 1979, a socialite friend of Chin’s landed her a gig catering a party thrown by Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad to welcome Sean Connery to town.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Ball needed a team that wouldn’t count on him so much (like Cleveland last year, when Ty Jerome thrived in fewer minutes for a healthy team).—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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He will be joined again by the right-handed Erceg — who thrived in the fireman’s role in 2025 — and John Schreiber for high-leverage situations.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For much of the intervening period, Bangladesh prospered.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Each prospered with its own unique monopoly.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Arrived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrived. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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