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In baseball, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are archrivals.
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However, West Virginia just handed its archrival a transitive loss to the MAC’s scrappy Ohio.
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Jason Kirk, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
As the clock wound down on the 1949 Iron Bowl, with Auburn clinging to a 1-point lead over archrival Alabama at neutral-site Legion Field, the Tigers’ star quarterback Travis Tidwell lined up hoping to rattle the Crimson Tide’s kicker on an extra-point attempt.
—Sofia Chierchio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The Barstool Sports founder takes regular shots at the Buckeyes, especially after his Wolverines have enjoyed four straight wins over their archrivals on the football field.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
In effect, Israel has held the PLO and its subsidiaries—the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and the Fatah political party—responsible for the actions of all Palestinians, including the PLO’s extremist archrival, Hamas.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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Jason Kirk, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
As the clock wound down on the 1949 Iron Bowl, with Auburn clinging to a 1-point lead over archrival Alabama at neutral-site Legion Field, the Tigers’ star quarterback Travis Tidwell lined up hoping to rattle the Crimson Tide’s kicker on an extra-point attempt.
—Sofia Chierchio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The Barstool Sports founder takes regular shots at the Buckeyes, especially after his Wolverines have enjoyed four straight wins over their archrivals on the football field.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
In effect, Israel has held the PLO and its subsidiaries—the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and the Fatah political party—responsible for the actions of all Palestinians, including the PLO’s extremist archrival, Hamas.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Archrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archrival. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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archrival
noun
arch·ri·val
(ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl 
: a principal rival
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