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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrived
  1. came
  2. appeared
  3. succeeded
  4. landed
  5. thrived
Verb
  • The Rockets came into Christmas Eve riding a three-game winning streak, now sitting at 20-9 and up to second overall in the Western Conference, behind just the Oklahoma City Thunder.
    Rahat Huq, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The countless number of men who came via rail to work on Henry Ford’s $5-a-day assembly lines, which debuted the same month as MCS, were planting the seeds for the station’s ultimate neglect and demise.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of came
Verb
  • The 9mm firearm appeared to be privately made and was loaded with 15 rounds, the warrant affidavit said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • His work has appeared in the New York Times, Smithsonian, Defector, Los Angeles Times, Montana Quarterly and countless publications that no longer exist.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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
  • Indeed, while many of the athletes who landed on the podium across the four disciplines were decorated veterans, not all were.
    Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • From musicians who saw massive surges in popularity to actors who landed career-making roles and a growing sport-fashion star, here’s a look at the names that had everyone talking.
    Kristen Tauer, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
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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