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advent

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


Example Sentences

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The advent of quantum computing threatened the security of bitcoin according to Jefferies’s strategist Chris Wood.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Children’s access to the internet is happening at younger ages, with an entire generation growing up alongside the rapid advancement of the digital landscape, which has only intensified with the advent of artificial intelligence.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Despite the advent of the multi-ethnic "Rainbow Nation" and the end of the racist apartheid system in 1994, South Africa remains fractured on racial lines.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

In her diary, she notes 1973’s “Tennis Battle of the Sexes” between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, 9/11 and the advent of Covid-19.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

With the advent of winter the traditional building season had come to an end.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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