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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
And the end came well before midnight, with goals by Mitch Marner and Brett Howden in the first 8½ minutes giving Vegas a commanding lead before many in the late-arriving weeknight crowd had made it to their seats at the Honda Center.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
In her 2018 memoir about her sobriety, Leslie Jamison describes arriving at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop decades after Cheever and Carver taught there.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
There’s clarity arriving around your finances and priorities.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Closer to the airport, Cimer at Paradise City near Incheon has become a popular modern option for travelers arriving on long-haul flights and looking to reset before heading into Seoul.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Spa Land Centum City in Busan is the country’s largest, and Cimer at Paradise City near Incheon Airport is a popular modern option for travelers arriving on long-haul flights.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Meanwhile, Madonna is set return to the Tribeca Festival this summer with a new cinematic project tied to her forthcoming studio album, Confessions II, arriving July 3.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
However, the virus is endemic in some areas of the country and Argentine authorities have found the couple, after arriving in Argentina on November 27, crossed back and forth over the border with neighboring Chile on several occasions before joining the cruise.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
In it, Khan watches a movie about a giant version of herself arriving in a city that has already been destroyed by a different monster.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
In her 2018 memoir about her sobriety, Leslie Jamison describes arriving at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop decades after Cheever and Carver taught there.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
There’s clarity arriving around your finances and priorities.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Closer to the airport, Cimer at Paradise City near Incheon has become a popular modern option for travelers arriving on long-haul flights and looking to reset before heading into Seoul.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Spa Land Centum City in Busan is the country’s largest, and Cimer at Paradise City near Incheon Airport is a popular modern option for travelers arriving on long-haul flights.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Meanwhile, Madonna is set return to the Tribeca Festival this summer with a new cinematic project tied to her forthcoming studio album, Confessions II, arriving July 3.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
However, the virus is endemic in some areas of the country and Argentine authorities have found the couple, after arriving in Argentina on November 27, crossed back and forth over the border with neighboring Chile on several occasions before joining the cruise.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
In it, Khan watches a movie about a giant version of herself arriving in a city that has already been destroyed by a different monster.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arriving
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Indigenous peoples in the area have been coming there for 1000s of years to soak and take advantage of the waters, and so there’s been a hotel or some manner of resort there since the late eighteen hundreds, welcoming people to come and take the waters and relax and enjoy.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2026
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Plus, coming so close and the disappointment (of third) fueled my fire more.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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Officials said their work is largely succeeding, as the bears are beginning to exhibit more natural behaviors common for bears in the wild.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Yet a small number of companies are succeeding, in part by linking their AI and cost-reduction efforts.—
Paul Goydan,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Arena ads made up the vast majority of all gambling references in all of the games, appearing once every 11 seconds on average.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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The Rachofskys, for their part, are mainstays on the annual ARTnews Top 200 Collectors list, appearing on it each edition since 2002.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
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Liz Clayman The storied British tradition of afternoon tea is also flourishing on this side of the pond as American tea rooms offer a wide array of afternoon tea settings, complete with brimming cups of tea, warm scones and delectable finger sandwiches.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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But beneath the weight of la crisis, Garbán and peers such as DJ Babatr and Arca are flourishing globally.—
Marcos Sanoja,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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Upon landing at the international airport in Conakry, which is named after his father, he was greeted by Guinea’s foreign minister.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Coby White was finally traded after alternating between both backcourt positions and being a starter before landing as Charlotte’s bench gunner to end the season.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Lowertown’s main mission going forward is to keep that community thriving, one live show at a time.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2026
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These blue-chip centers’ footfalls, sales and occupancy are thriving.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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As travel to Europe increased by the turn of the century, arts journalists from Europe found audiences in the United States, and American journalists stationed overseas began writing about the prospering art scene across the Atlantic.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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Know More Carlyle itself has been prospering lately.—
Miles Weiss,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Arriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arriving. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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