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
Noun
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Mississippi State was making its 41st appearance in the tournament.—
Compiled From Wire Reports,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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Her makeup was consistent with recent appearances: a brown smoky eye and a rose-toned lip.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
2 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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