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advent

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


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The advent of Pro Tools recording software in the 1990s and the rise of music streaming services in the early aughts irrevocably changed the business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

During the early days of the bull market, Citrini established its reputation by correctly anticipating several popular investment themes, from AI to the advent of GLP-1s.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Having risen and fallen before the advent of written history, the city was completely unknown before Mellaart discovered the mound during an archaeological survey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Before the advent of AI, to recreate a voice, someone would have to record almost 400 sentences before they knew they were going to lose their voice, according to Leibowitz.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

One final manifestation: Before the advent of radio, TV, and film, musicians, athletes, etc., could develop loyal local audiences since they were the best that most of these people would ever see.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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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