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advent

[ad-vent] / ˈæd vɛnt /
NOUN
beginning or arrival of something anticipated
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Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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With the advent of AI and quantum computing it is only going to go on changing, and in some areas, at exponential speed.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

With the advent of hypertechnology and millions upon millions of Wikipedia entries, it can often feel like anything we want more information about is readily available to us.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

The advent of AI agents capable of carrying out tasks autonomously has led to soaring demand for computing power.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Though Sharpe wrote his article before the advent of AI, he stressed that his conclusion depends “only on the laws of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Nothing else is required.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

With the advent of man the situation began to change, for man, alone of all forms of life, can create cancer-producing substances, which in medical terminology are called carcinogens.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

An Ebola vaccine that uses MVA as a “backbone” also has caused no serious advents in some 50,000 children.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 21, 2024

Sabrina’s twice-a-year advents, like Nailed It’s and Queer Eye’s before it, suggest Netflix is rediscovering the wisdom of broadcast TV’s periodic dole outs.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2019

That’s probably why, along with the advents of Instagram and the gig economy, New Yorkers have taken to the modern breakfasts served at the city’s rapidly multiplying Australian cafes.

From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2018

Due primarily to the simultaneous advents of the DIY Maker Movement and the development of affordable 3D printers, costs have come down by orders of magnitude, and functionality has exploded.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 6, 2014

Always so deliberate, hardly surprised by the most outlandish advents.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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