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as in comes
to get to a destination
when will the guests arrive?
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as in succeeds
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 arrives
Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Mariah Carey arrives at the airport in style ahead of the Milano-Cortina Olympic games where she is set to perform.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Enter a punky repairman named Krong (Wanlop Rungkumjad), who arrives to explain what’s going on.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Snow arrives in Baltimore area late Friday Friday will start quiet and cold, but an increase in cloud cover will take place during the morning and early afternoon hours.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
And with pass-rushing aces Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor gone, Wilson (nine sacks in 2025) arrives to help fill a need.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The Drama arrives in theaters April 3 via A24.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Every day the co-founder of YourChoice Therapeutics arrives at his startup’s office in San Francisco to do this work.
—Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Security becomes another signal in that pipeline, sitting alongside unit tests and performance checks, rather than a final gate that arrives after the work feels finished.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
The project arrives at a moment when conversations about Black maternal health often flatten into statistics, stripped of interiority.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Mariah Carey arrives at the airport in style ahead of the Milano-Cortina Olympic games where she is set to perform.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Enter a punky repairman named Krong (Wanlop Rungkumjad), who arrives to explain what’s going on.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Snow arrives in Baltimore area late Friday Friday will start quiet and cold, but an increase in cloud cover will take place during the morning and early afternoon hours.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
And with pass-rushing aces Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor gone, Wilson (nine sacks in 2025) arrives to help fill a need.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The Drama arrives in theaters April 3 via A24.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Every day the co-founder of YourChoice Therapeutics arrives at his startup’s office in San Francisco to do this work.
—Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Security becomes another signal in that pipeline, sitting alongside unit tests and performance checks, rather than a final gate that arrives after the work feels finished.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrives
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His appearance in court comes three months after Anna Kepner, an 18-year-old from Titusville, was found dead aboard the Carnival Horizon in November while on a family vacation.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Today, less than three years after a teenager shot him six times, the music still comes.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Chan succeeds Herman Wong, who has resigned from the position to pursue other interests.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Pal Zileri has a new chief executive officer, Carlo Anceschi, who succeeds Leone Scordo.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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In the original Getty Images version, King Charles — then the Prince of Wales — appears with Gates and Andrew.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Dominic Sessa appears as her 24-year-old attorney, Kevin Eggers — while Ariana DeBose, Demi Lovato, and Octavia Spencer play women Amanda meets at a local shelter.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2026
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But showers are optimal environments for mold, which thrives in warm, damp areas.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
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Cronin’s system wasn’t jibing with a point guard who thrives in transition and a center unfamiliar with the paint.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Still, the resolution lands at a complicated intersection for the city.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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What happens if yours lands on the leap day?—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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This trade flourishes on Telegram because it is known for its minimal oversight of illicit content.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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The photosynthetic blue-green algae typically flourishes during the warmer months of summer and autumn, particularly in an environment with excess nutrients—a process known as eutrophication.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Jan. 2026
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Which is a long way of saying that Live Nation prospers at least somewhat because its executives uniquely saw a future in the concert space that its competitors did not.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps Javier prospers in ways Alcantara couldn’t.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Arrives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrives. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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