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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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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

The advent of new AI video-generation technology is again a major topic of conversation at Venice as change sweeps through the industry.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

The Sept. 11 attacks and the advent of social media fundamentally changed the shape of country music and what it meant to be a chart-topper.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

The notion that motion pictures could make a record of real-world events was formalized with the advent of the newsreel, the creation of which is credited to the French studio Pathé in 1910.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Before the advent of blind auditions, the percentage of women in major symphony orchestras in the United States was less than 5 percent.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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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