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The two politicians were archenemies.
The country went to war with its archenemy.
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As TVs turned on, the dramatic news unfolded: Israel was attacking its archenemy, Iran.
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Shoshanna Solomon, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
Tehran’s archenemy Israel, meanwhile, killed most of the senior leadership of Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy in Lebanon.
—Sam Meredith,natasha Turak, CNBC, 15 May 2025
But use value had of course also been the archenemy of modernist sculpture.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
For weeks, the U.S. has been negotiating with Israel’s archenemy over its nuclear program, raising the possibility that the Trump administration might relieve sanctions and soften its stance toward the regime.
—Daniel Byman, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
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Shoshanna Solomon, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
Tehran’s archenemy Israel, meanwhile, killed most of the senior leadership of Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy in Lebanon.
—Sam Meredith,natasha Turak, CNBC, 15 May 2025
But use value had of course also been the archenemy of modernist sculpture.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
For weeks, the U.S. has been negotiating with Israel’s archenemy over its nuclear program, raising the possibility that the Trump administration might relieve sanctions and soften its stance toward the regime.
—Daniel Byman, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
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“Archenemy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archenemy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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archenemy
noun
arch·en·e·my
(ˈ)ärch-ˈen-ə-mē 
: a principal enemy
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