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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
The crash happened late Sunday night as an Air Canada regional jet arriving from Montreal and carrying 76 people struck an airport fire truck that had initially been cleared to cross the runway to respond to a separate incident aboard another plane.
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
People kept arriving from behind, and with nowhere for the front to go, density and compression climbed together toward a threshold that crowd safety researchers consider dangerous.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
That's because the monsoon rains that fed the grassland ecosystem for centuries are not arriving on schedule and with their usual gusto.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
While the block party was still being set up, some of the Valkyrie's team members were arriving extra early.
—Amanda Hari, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
In a news briefing before the funeral and throughout the eulogy, Sharpton was critical of Officer Joseph Magnano of the Hartford Police Department, who shot Steven Jones nine times shortly after arriving at the scene on Blue Hills Avenue in Hartford.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Stay Safe Out There Trust your gut and avoid arriving in unfamiliar cities late at night.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
The film follows a quiet inmate arriving at a violent Indonesian prison with a supernatural entity that kills those with the darkest auras.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
In late January, AccuWeather predicted most of Wisconsin will see a slow start to spring, with regularly warm temperatures not arriving until May.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
People kept arriving from behind, and with nowhere for the front to go, density and compression climbed together toward a threshold that crowd safety researchers consider dangerous.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
That's because the monsoon rains that fed the grassland ecosystem for centuries are not arriving on schedule and with their usual gusto.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
While the block party was still being set up, some of the Valkyrie's team members were arriving extra early.
—Amanda Hari, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
In a news briefing before the funeral and throughout the eulogy, Sharpton was critical of Officer Joseph Magnano of the Hartford Police Department, who shot Steven Jones nine times shortly after arriving at the scene on Blue Hills Avenue in Hartford.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Stay Safe Out There Trust your gut and avoid arriving in unfamiliar cities late at night.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
The film follows a quiet inmate arriving at a violent Indonesian prison with a supernatural entity that kills those with the darkest auras.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
In late January, AccuWeather predicted most of Wisconsin will see a slow start to spring, with regularly warm temperatures not arriving until May.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arriving
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My friend Thai, whose parents were part of the Weather Underground leadership, remembers his father, Jeff Jones, coming home one day to find their family’s Hoboken apartment surrounded by cops—a fire inspector had spotted his tiny crop of marijuana plants on the fire escape.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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For now, channel the ambition, trust the momentum, and know that the slower, more nourishing chapter is coming.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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McConnell, who turns 37 next month, was officially introduced as the 28th head coach in Saint Mary’s history on Wednesday, succeeding Bennett, who left the school after 25 years to become Arizona State’s next head coach.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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That has dropped with every succeeding poll.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The season ends with Sandra appearing threatening, and Maddie left to confront a dangerous new reality.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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Cyrus and Hemsworth dated on and off for years after appearing together in the movie The Last Song.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2026
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This was true not just for feeling satisfied with life but also for deeper aspects of flourishing, such as having a sense of direction and meaning.—
Lea Barbett,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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His flourishing business interests, on the other hand, remain in rude health.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
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In the first episode’s Elimination Challenge‚ which was focused on North Carolina’s state vegetable, sweet potatoes — Cochran cooked up a pork loin in the kitchen at La Belle Helene that wasn’t quite cooked through, landing her in the bottom three competitors.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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The first-stage booster made a recovery landing on land at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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That hasn't stopped a thriving black market from taking hold in the state.—
MICHAEL GOLDBERG Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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By 2025, federal workers' thriving rate fell 12 points to an average of 48%, far outpacing the sharp declines in state and local government workers and the overall worker average.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Inside San Quentin, Evans was prospering, according to others who knew him at the prison.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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But the company made a remarkable subsequent turnaround under Derrer’s direction, prospering artistically and drawing new audiences.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Arriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arriving. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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