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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
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 May 2026
The Inhalatorium, the feature-length animation debut by director and animator Bára Anna Stejskalová, follows a 13-year-old girl who arrives at a mountain sanatorium to treat her asthma.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
The follow-up to 2024’s Access All Areas arrives July 24 via Republic.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026
Even before the World Cup arrives in Kansas City, 19 new storefronts that were once empty no longer will be.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
If this system arrives any faster, showers will move in as early as Mother's Day afternoon.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 6 May 2026
But two decades on, the sequel (in theaters May 1) arrives in an extremely different landscape, which has forced media companies to tighten their belts as page views plummet and AI surges.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Matarrese delves into the history underlying these two women’s longstanding feud and arrives at a tragicomic, inventive meditation on the metaphysical possibility of reconciliation and forgiveness.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
The month's major turning point arrives around May 17 and 18, when Mercury, Venus, and Mars change signs.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
Complications arise only when the world arrives on their doorstep.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 May 2026
The Inhalatorium, the feature-length animation debut by director and animator Bára Anna Stejskalová, follows a 13-year-old girl who arrives at a mountain sanatorium to treat her asthma.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
The follow-up to 2024’s Access All Areas arrives July 24 via Republic.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026
Even before the World Cup arrives in Kansas City, 19 new storefronts that were once empty no longer will be.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
If this system arrives any faster, showers will move in as early as Mother's Day afternoon.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 6 May 2026
But two decades on, the sequel (in theaters May 1) arrives in an extremely different landscape, which has forced media companies to tighten their belts as page views plummet and AI surges.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Matarrese delves into the history underlying these two women’s longstanding feud and arrives at a tragicomic, inventive meditation on the metaphysical possibility of reconciliation and forgiveness.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
The month's major turning point arrives around May 17 and 18, when Mercury, Venus, and Mars change signs.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrives
Verb
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November 22 – December 21 A choice today quietly shapes what comes next.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2026
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The endorsement comes as ballots have begun arriving in Californians’ mailboxes at a critical moment in the race to lead the nation’s second-largest city.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Simply because someone else succeeds doesn’t mean that the proverbial well of success has run dry.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Gowariker succeeds Shekhar Kapur, who served a two-year term as festival director across the 55th and 56th editions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The stabbing of two men in a Jewish neighborhood in London appears to be the latest in a series of antisemitic attacks in the United Kingdom since the beginning of the American-Israeli war against Iran, in late February.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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After months of allowing customers to openly carry guns in its Florida stores, Publix appears to have changed its policy.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2026
Verb
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That’s an environment where a city like Hong Kong thrives, by helping to bridge gaps across political and cultural divides.—
Brian Wong,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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This disease thrives when nights are cool and days are warm and humid, particularly when rainfall is limited.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Who’s Most at Risk for Vitamin D Deficiency The study lands in a country where low vitamin D is remarkably common.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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DeFalco has a unique style involving dynamic zooms, high-stakes scenes with characters talking over each other and a comedic sensibility that lands somewhere between Harmony Korine and John Waters.—
William Earl,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Wildflowers dot the park’s floor during the warmer months, like spring snowdrops, bellwort, Dutchman’s breeches, and wild roses; Iowa’s pretty pink state flower (the prairie rose) also flourishes here from June through August.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Midwest Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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Connection flourishes in every season of life when expectations are realistic and commitment is mutual.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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That is why Florida Republicans are taking the lead to make sure the state prospers as AI advances, instead of letting Silicon Valley write the rules.—
Brendan Steinhauser,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Conditions Boxwood prospers when it is grown in full sun to part shade.—
Lauren Dunec Hoang,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Arrives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrives. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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