archrival

noun

arch·​ri·​val (ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl How to pronounce archrival (audio)
: a principal rival

Examples of archrival in a Sentence

In baseball, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are archrivals.
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Meanwhile, Schoen had armed the Giants’ archrival Eagles to return to the Super Bowl with Barkley as their catalyst. Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025 But Costco plans to bring back Coca-Coca at its food court soda fountains this summer and ditch its archrival. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025 Ohio State in November simply wilted under the pressure of beating their archrival and, as the cliché says, the records can be thrown out when OSU and Michigan go up against each other. Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025 Worse, its archrivals among states, Florida and Texas, grew their footprint on Capitol Hill. Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for archrival 

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of archrival was in 1750

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“Archrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archrival. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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archrival

noun
arch·​ri·​val (ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl How to pronounce archrival (audio)
: a principal rival

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