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verb

ə-ˈrīv How to pronounce arrive (audio)
Definition of arrivenext
1
as in to come
to get to a destination when will the guests arrive?

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Relevance

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2
as in to succeed
to reach a desired level of accomplishment the actress knew she'd arrived when she received an Oscar nomination

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arrivé

2 of 2

noun

as in comer

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Recent Examples of arrive
Verb
Wisconsin native Mike Caliendo arrived in a Milwaukee Brewers jersey. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026 German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe arrived in Chicago. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
By the time Sally and Gillian arrive, Tom has attacked Kylie and tied her to the same stake where Hannah burned. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 To be sure, surging yields in the bond market arrive as Brent crude settled at above $100 this week, its highest level since May, reviving fears that inflation could rebound. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arrive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrive
  1. come
  2. succeed
  3. comer
  4. appear
  5. thrive
  6. upstart
  7. flourish
  8. nouveau riche
Verb
  • Monday's attack came a day after a Russian drone struck the village of Pisochyn in the Kharkiv district, killing three people and injuring nine others, including children, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Most people come here for the ever-evolving menu of house cocktails.
    — Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of come
Verb
  • In Our Opinion goes beyond the headlines to examine what decisions really mean, where policies succeed or fail, and what leaders should do next.
    — Washington Examiner, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Eventually, in 1914, Jo succeeded in publishing Vincent’s letters in an ambitious three-volume book, which today is considered one of the most revealing and important works of art history.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of succeed
Noun
  • Ian Eagle, an up and comer who calls secondary NFL games for CBS Sports, is also believed to have a contract that is set to lapse.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • While names like Gavin Newsom and Andy Beshear have been floated for months, Ossoff is a late-comer among potential nominees.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of comer
Verb
  • Companies appearing on the Norrsken/100 included those working on overhauling and strengthening grid capacity and transforming renewables storage.
    — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • When appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, the Canadian pop singer teased the single.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of appear
Verb
  • Beyond denim, Madewell thrives in the classic silhouettes and versatile designs department.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The ergot theory, despite being debunked within a year of being published, has continued to spread and thrive like fungus on rye.
    — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of thrive
Noun
  • The Dream and Valkyries are upstarts, eliminating the last two WNBA champions en route to setting up their unexpected matchup.
    — AJC Sports, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Art history as a discipline favors upstarts, the avant-garde, protest, outsiders, and transgression—all those timeless modernisms.
    — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of upstart
Verb
  • This was placed in a room where three Juszkiewicz works hinged on flourishing gladioli and calla, next to Valentino’s gowns that expressed his couture skills with sequined and embroidered dresses embellished with floral references and leaf motifs.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Tom Pelphrey’s recent Emmy win for Task only reinforces that view, as do the flourishing careers of Lewis Pullman and Imogen Poots.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of flourish
Noun
  • And all of this comes on the heels of the glitzy opening of the Six Senses Crans-Montana ski-in, ski-out resort, and the nouveau riche crowd that comes with it.
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 4 May 2026
  • Vandelli thinks Stilley is nouveau riche; Stilley thinks Vandelli is a bully.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Definition of nouveau riche

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“Arrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrive. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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