arrived

verb

Definition of arrivednext
past tense of arrive
1
as in came
to get to a destination when will the guests arrive?

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Relevance

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2
as in flourished
to reach a desired level of accomplishment the actress knew she'd arrived when she received an Oscar nomination

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrived
  1. came
  2. appeared
  3. succeeded
  4. landed
  5. thrived
Verb
  • Shortly after, came the US Olympic trials.
    — Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The Razorbacks’ marquee win came against a Playoff team in Tennessee, but that didn’t spark a surge at all.
    — Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of came
Verb
  • His writing has appeared inthe New York Times, New York, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Sunset, Wine Enthusiast, and more.
    — Nicholas DeRenzo, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The Challengers star appeared on the red carpet with a diamond ring on her left-hand ring finger at the ceremony, causing speculation about a possible engagement.
    — People.com, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of appeared
Verb
  • The massive popular revolt against the 2021 coup, particularly among young people who had thrived during the previous decade, demonstrates that that strategy in fact succeeded, if at enormous cost, as the Myanmar military appears incapable now of reasserting its control nationwide.
    — Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Could President Yoon have succeeded?
    — Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of succeeded
Verb
  • The biggest gap came in the number of undrafted players who landed NHL contracts.
    — Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Hamill’s column landed on newsstands hours before Carter began his appearance in front of the General Assembly.
    — Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of landed
Verb
  • The 19-year-old England Under-21 player has thrived and been tipped for senior international honours by Hurzeler.
    — Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The massive popular revolt against the 2021 coup, particularly among young people who had thrived during the previous decade, demonstrates that that strategy in fact succeeded, if at enormous cost, as the Myanmar military appears incapable now of reasserting its control nationwide.
    — Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of thrived
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