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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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 The Buckeyes finished their home campaign by keeping pace with their archrivals atop the conference standings. Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 The Buckeyes' 13-10 loss to their archrival in Columbus dashed their Big Ten Championship hopes and raised plenty of questions. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 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 30 Jan. 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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