as in arrival
the act of coming upon a scene
with the advent of the mass-produced automobile, the need for a better system of roads and highways soon became apparent
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Recent Examples of advent
People have since paid for the ridiculous ($7,500 for Ty Cobbs’ dentures) and the sublime ($28 million for Dorothy’s ruby red slippers), but the collectibles industry has exploded with the advent of the Internet.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Before the advent of the modern state, the economy convulsed with financial panics roughly every 20 years.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
The advent of player power and the transfer portal is still a good thing.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Of course, before the advent of the telescope, virtually all peoples regarded planets as a special category of star.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The advent of powerful language models was about to change that.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
Following the Great Depression and the advent of Social Security in the 1940s, Congress had warmed to the idea of the federal government providing social services.
—Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
In the mid-1990s, widespread adoption of personal computers and the advent of the graphical web browser paved the way for the dot-com boom and gave rise to companies such as Google, Netflix and PayPal.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
The college has offered the training for decades, and its Automotive and Related Technology program has evolved with industry changes — including the advent of fuel injection, airbags and the rise of electric vehicles.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advent
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This time, however, Abu Sharif decided to take this latest new arrival to dinner at a local Italian restaurant to continue their earlier, enjoyable conversation.—
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Iran issued a notice, known as a NOTAM, on Wednesday closing its airspace to all flights except international civil arrivals and departures with prior permission from Iran's aviation authorities.—
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Carter continued to act into the early 2020s with appearances in Stumptown, Fake Friends and the TV series Dave.—
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In fact, his seven playoff victories are the most ever for a QB without even a Super Bowl appearance.—
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“Advent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advent. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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