immigrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of immigrate
as in arrives

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  1. arrives
  2. comes
  3. turns up
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  • The modern American Dream is best described as a private bunker where the outside world arrives entirely in a cardboard box or a fiber-optic cable.
    — John Mac Ghlionn, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Now, as van den Berg arrives for his first NFL regular season with Sunday’s Bears-Panthers opener in Charlotte, he is expected to play a sizable role as part of the Bears’ defensive line rotation.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of arrives
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  • As a retired fighter, Taylor faces the daunting task of deciding what comes next.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • There comes a moment, looking at Evans’s dense worlds, when the eye stops decoding and the mind begins to surrender.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of comes
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  • Continue reading … SILICON STANDOFF — US adversary turns up the heat on America’s AI lead with an underestimated edge.
    — , FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • However, when body turns up, seeding distrust among the residents.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of turns up
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