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Recent Examples of archrival
The RedHawks also survived an overtime scare on the road at their archrival, Ohio University, last weekend to complete the regular season with no blemishes.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Poway, which beat archrival Rancho Bernardo for the school’s first San Diego Section championship since 1992, gets a home game in the Division 3 tournament.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Both the men’s and women’s teams won overtime games against archrival Canada to win gold medals, the first time each team had won gold in the same Games.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
The strategy makes sense given that Trump has been dispensing pardons to several high-profile figures convicted of financial crimes, including Binance founder and onetime Bankman-Fried archrival, Changpeng Zhao.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Poway, which beat archrival Rancho Bernardo for the school’s first San Diego Section championship since 1992, gets a home game in the Division 3 tournament.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Both the men’s and women’s teams won overtime games against archrival Canada to win gold medals, the first time each team had won gold in the same Games.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
The strategy makes sense given that Trump has been dispensing pardons to several high-profile figures convicted of financial crimes, including Binance founder and onetime Bankman-Fried archrival, Changpeng Zhao.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archrival
Noun
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Whether a competitor’s product is accidentally dropped into a cart or a house brand is pushed unfairly, the result is an immediate trust problem.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Reigns tossed Punk from the announce table onto the ground as the referee begged for both competitors to get back into the ring.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Roster-building gamesmanship ensued between the rivals.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Brian Clough went one better with Nottingham Forest in 1977-78, winning the league and then the European Cup with Derby’s East Midlands neighbours and arch-rivals immediately upon earning promotion.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His two challengers, Francisco Tamayo and Yair Gersten, come from more Democratic backgrounds, setting up a race that could reshape the ideological balance at City Hall.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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There is something comforting, to me, about this churn of champions and challengers.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Six contestants will be forced to stay awake for 48 hours while enduring intense and nonstop challenges.—
Scott Huver,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hernández’s introduction note among the MGI All Stars contestants highlighted her personal story of resilience and persistence.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Archrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archrival. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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