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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Upon arrival, all of the deportees were jailed, a government official with Haiti’s Office of National Migration told the Miami Herald at the time.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
The times for the day’s bores are listed outside the visitor center, but on this mid-September day, birds began flocking around the banks of the Salmon River, announcing the bore’s arrival.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
This week marks the arrival of Hulu's Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke, a three-part docuseries featuring new interviews with Kevin, Ruby's husband, and her two eldest children.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
In a men’s basketball game that could have signaled a transition of power in the Big Ten, Maryland’s arrival as a worthy successor was halted momentarily.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
The times for the day’s bores are listed outside the visitor center, but on this mid-September day, birds began flocking around the banks of the Salmon River, announcing the bore’s arrival.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
This week marks the arrival of Hulu's Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke, a three-part docuseries featuring new interviews with Kevin, Ruby's husband, and her two eldest children.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
In a men’s basketball game that could have signaled a transition of power in the Big Ten, Maryland’s arrival as a worthy successor was halted momentarily.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Arrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrival. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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