ARRIVALS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

arrivals

noun

plural of arrival

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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 arrivals The one detail still more closely guarded than the guest arrivals is what Swift will wear down the aisle. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 July 2026 While the city of Paris is juggling the noise, attention, and celebrity arrivals of Fashion Week, one of the biggest stories on the internet happened far away from any official runways. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026 This Week Only three songs debut on the Adult Contemporary chart this week, with arrivals filling 10% of the 30 available spaces. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Jennifer Lopez, Graham Norton, Jimmy Fallon and Zoe Kravitz were also spotted among the arrivals. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 Salvatore Sortino, the IOM’s head of mission for Italy and Malta, said there had been a decrease in arrivals in the central Mediterranean route this year. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 During a day trip to Lampedusa, a gateway for migrants risking dangerous Mediterranean crossings into Europe from Africa, the pope urged European leaders to do more to assist arrivals, which have topped ‌7,000 this year. — Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 4 July 2026 During a day trip to Lampedusa, a gateway for migrants risking dangerous Mediterranean crossings into Europe from Africa, the pope urged European leaders to do more to assist arrivals, which have topped 7,000 this year. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 July 2026 The number of migrants arriving in Italy so far this year is significantly lower than in recent years, with the Interior Ministry reporting 14,464 arrivals as of Friday compared with 30,598 in the same period last year and 26,202 in 2024. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

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Kim has played in 27 games this season and gone 5-for-73 in 82 plate appearances.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Swift and Kelce’s big day comes after months of speculation and back-to-back public appearances.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 4 July 2026

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