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
His arrival disrupts the life of Deputy Chief Geneviève ‘Arch’ Archambault, a Parisian transplant who is in Saint-Pierre for her own intriguing reasons.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 June 2025
On Tuesday, knowing that the arrival of the World Cup and its hundreds of thousands of fans in KC is just one year off, the City Council’s Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee passed a resolution to put $1.4 million toward a Small Business Storefront Vacancy Revitalization program.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Weezy initially teased a C6 release date in a Cetaphil Super Bowl commercial, and ended up officially confirming the album’s June 6 arrival in April.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 June 2025
Harris-Dawson reshuffled the council’s committee assignments last year, offering plum spots to the newest arrivals.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 June 2025
On Tuesday, knowing that the arrival of the World Cup and its hundreds of thousands of fans in KC is just one year off, the City Council’s Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee passed a resolution to put $1.4 million toward a Small Business Storefront Vacancy Revitalization program.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Weezy initially teased a C6 release date in a Cetaphil Super Bowl commercial, and ended up officially confirming the album’s June 6 arrival in April.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 June 2025
Harris-Dawson reshuffled the council’s committee assignments last year, offering plum spots to the newest arrivals.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrival
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As many as 3,000 people showed up outside Medinah Temple to contest an appearance by Anita Bryant, a singer and orange juice spokesperson who led a successful drive to repeal a gay rights ordinance in Dade County, Florida. 1981: Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa visited Chicago.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Over a seven-year career, Civale has made 122 appearances—all as a starting pitcher—with a 4.06 ERA.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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The reality of it is the Hawks could have a second coming of Scotty Bowman in the building and still face an uphill climb.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Reconciling with some more ugly, shameful guilty parts of a young woman’s coming of age was really exciting to me.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 May 2025
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“Arrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrival. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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