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In baseball, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are archrivals.
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From 1999-2013, the Ducks would have faced the lowest-remaining seed, the Wild, and not their I-5 archrivals.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
During those times, Jeter shared a dugout with some of his archrivals in Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis and Jason Varitek of the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets legend David Wright while simultaneously playing against Bernie Williams and Robinson Cano.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Jacob Tierney’s season one TV adaptation of Rachel Reid’s romance Heated Rivalry follows the erotic and romantic relationship between archrivals Canadian Shane Hollander and Russian Ilya Rozanov beginning just before their rookie pro year.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Skinner produced a fifth consecutive gem and the Penguins beat their archrivals 6-3 in a very important matchup in the Eastern Conference standings.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
During those times, Jeter shared a dugout with some of his archrivals in Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis and Jason Varitek of the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets legend David Wright while simultaneously playing against Bernie Williams and Robinson Cano.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Jacob Tierney’s season one TV adaptation of Rachel Reid’s romance Heated Rivalry follows the erotic and romantic relationship between archrivals Canadian Shane Hollander and Russian Ilya Rozanov beginning just before their rookie pro year.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Skinner produced a fifth consecutive gem and the Penguins beat their archrivals 6-3 in a very important matchup in the Eastern Conference standings.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Archrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archrival. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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archrival
noun
arch·ri·val
(ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl 
: a principal rival
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