as in advent
the act of coming upon a scene
spring's late arrival meant we were still skiing in mid-April the groom blamed his belated arrival for the wedding on a huge traffic snarl
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Recent Examples of arrival
But the vehicle then encountered trouble when its main engine that has delayed its arrival as engineers explore an alternate plan.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Airports are usually designed with different lanes (sometimes on two floors) for arrivals and departures but the best approach for taxis is to do both at once, something apps allow but old taxi lines did not.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
However, the arrangements for the Trumps' visit at Windsor Castle meant that the Prince and Princess of Wales were with the King and Queen before their guests' arrival.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
In the show, following Conrad's surprise arrival in Paris the day before Belly's 22nd birthday, the pair spent some time together sightseeing before heading to the party Belly's Parisian friends were throwing her.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Airports are usually designed with different lanes (sometimes on two floors) for arrivals and departures but the best approach for taxis is to do both at once, something apps allow but old taxi lines did not.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
However, the arrangements for the Trumps' visit at Windsor Castle meant that the Prince and Princess of Wales were with the King and Queen before their guests' arrival.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
In the show, following Conrad's surprise arrival in Paris the day before Belly's 22nd birthday, the pair spent some time together sightseeing before heading to the party Belly's Parisian friends were throwing her.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrival
Noun
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Gladstone interviewed over 200 experts for this report, and drilled down on national security issues, acknowledging that AI is likely to be a destabilizer on par with the advent of nuclear weapons.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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With the advent of streaming, but also the styles of music that people are using.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are 64 players who have had at least 30 plate appearances against Kershaw in the regular season.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Sasaki will make another appearance out of the bullpen on Sunday.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It simply wasn’t supposed to be this way for a player said to be the second coming of Derek Jeter.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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With September finally here, the yellow, orange and red hues of fall foliage will soon make an appearance, signalling the coming of the autumn and trees preserving their energy each year.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Arrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrival. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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