ARCHRIVAL Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

archrival

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Definition of archrival

as in competitor

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Recent Examples of archrival Because if Vitello can’t handle a simple case of a star player forgetting the outs at a critical juncture of the game against an archrival, who is to say what will be accepted next for a team that’s already flirting with effective playoff elimination? — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 May 2026 Since 2010, its archrival has captured around 60% of that market, chiefly due to the superior range of its A320neo and A320XLR families. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 June 2026 Few corporations retain documents for anywhere near that long, and in the intervening decades, Spink — once one of London’s premier antiquities dealers — had been acquired by Sotheby’s archrival, Christie’s, which subsequently sold off or shut down most of the business. — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026 OpenAI and Anthropic are now valued at $852 billion and $380 billion, respectively, with Anthropic reportedly in talks to at least match its archrival’s valuation in a new fundraise. — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for archrival

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Anita Edmondson, a business owner and teacher who previously served on the Poway City Council, was elected to fill the council’s District 2 seat once again in the recent election against competitor Vanessa Springett.

— Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Then check whether your brand gets mentioned, how it's described, whether competitors are included and which sources get cited.

— Dr. Bin Tang, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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The Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island in New York on July 4, where contestants ate several days' worth of calories in just 10 minutes.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
The reality star — who was briefly engaged to the winner of his season, Hannah Ann Sluss, and dated his fifth place contestant, Kelley Flanagan, on and off for years — addressed the book for the first time on Monday.

— Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026

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