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as in coming
to get to a destination
when will the guests arrive?
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as in succeeding
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 arriving
Other images of national teams from Senegal and Uzbekistan undergoing TSA-style screening outside their charter planes went viral, amping up the criticism toward America’s welcome to teams arriving for the tournament.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
School officials have linked the dramatic decline to fewer newly arriving immigrants from other countries, declining birth rates, and families leaving for more affordable places.
—Austin Horn
june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
The cost of arriving at a customer meeting on three hours of sleep is not measurable on the receipt.
—Egor Karpovich, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The arriving leaders will pass through the airport in Geneva, which is 95% surrounded by France and connected to the rest of Switzerland by a strip of land.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
One driverless ride, scheduled from a Tesla showroom, failed to start after arriving.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Since parking can fill up fast, arriving early is the best move.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
If arriving on the KC Streetcar, tour-goers can get off at the Plaza stop and easily spot and walk to the Mill Creek Park Fountain for check-in.
—Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Upon arriving at the scene, authorities discovered a victim with injuries, including a strike to the head and back of the shoulder.
—Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
School officials have linked the dramatic decline to fewer newly arriving immigrants from other countries, declining birth rates, and families leaving for more affordable places.
—Austin Horn
june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
The cost of arriving at a customer meeting on three hours of sleep is not measurable on the receipt.
—Egor Karpovich, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The arriving leaders will pass through the airport in Geneva, which is 95% surrounded by France and connected to the rest of Switzerland by a strip of land.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
One driverless ride, scheduled from a Tesla showroom, failed to start after arriving.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Since parking can fill up fast, arriving early is the best move.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
If arriving on the KC Streetcar, tour-goers can get off at the Plaza stop and easily spot and walk to the Mill Creek Park Fountain for check-in.
—Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Upon arriving at the scene, authorities discovered a victim with injuries, including a strike to the head and back of the shoulder.
—Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arriving
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During the 2025 Game Awards, Crystal Dynamics and Amazon Game Studios revealed two new Lara Croft-centric video games are coming — and there's a new actress behind the lead role.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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That includes next-generation destroyers and amphibious ships that will form the backbone of the fleet in the coming decades.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
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Apple still has a lot to prove, and that task is soon to fall in the hands of incoming CEO John Ternus, the company’s longtime hardware boss who’s succeeding Tim Cook at the helm in September.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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Ramos aside, Portugal has not produced a striker capable of succeeding Ronaldo.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The 63-year-old Scary Movie 6 actress revealed that she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, while appearing on the Wednesday, June 10 episode of Chelsea Handler’s Dear Chelsea podcast.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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After appearing in numerous TV anthology drama series in the 1950s, Smithers segued to regular series work in the ’60s, most notably a nine-month run as the character David Schuster in the nighttime soap Peyton Place in 1965-66.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Despite a flourishing engineering career, Kelly felt the tug of another purpose—storytelling.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Dec. 2025
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After flourishing on the festival circuit, Charliebird is ready to spread its wings theatrically.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Goodman hit a two-run homer to center in the first, the ball flying over the swimming pool and landing 421 feet from home plate.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 June 2026
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Boston also could get one of those picks, besides landing Antetokounmpo.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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There's also a strong and thriving street soccer culture that contributes to its immense popularity all over the globe.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
16 June 2026
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Throughout the album, Wiki straddles thriving versus barely surviving adulthood in a New York that always feels ready to chew its best children up and spit them out.—
Lei Takanashi,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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These drought-tolerant plants can keep every outdoor container garden and flower bed prospering even when rainfall is scarce and the heat is relentless.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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After the 1953 coup, Iran was prospering and had very good relations with the outside world and was culturally and socially free, but politically the Shah kept a very tight grip on power.—
Zulekha Nathoo,
USA Today,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Arriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arriving. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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