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Recent Examples of archrival
The Dons also had that opportunity, getting nearly four weeks — basically a second preseason — to prepare for their archrival.
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Rich Scherr, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Rivalry Week Thanksgiving weekend marks the final week of the college football regular season and will see many teams across the country playing against their archrivals.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
The Saudis had been flagging their growing concerns about the insurgency on their southern border for months, arguing that the rebels were proxies for their archrival, Iran.
—Robert Malley, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2021
Yet throughout, Siena’s archrival—Florence—goes practically unmentioned.
—Christian K. Kleinbub, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Rich Scherr, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Rivalry Week Thanksgiving weekend marks the final week of the college football regular season and will see many teams across the country playing against their archrivals.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
The Saudis had been flagging their growing concerns about the insurgency on their southern border for months, arguing that the rebels were proxies for their archrival, Iran.
—Robert Malley, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2021
Yet throughout, Siena’s archrival—Florence—goes practically unmentioned.
—Christian K. Kleinbub, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for archrival
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archrival
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Usyk 1 Results & Recap: When the fight opened, the two competitors looked to establish their attacks.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The News started a morning edition to rub out its competitor.Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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Windsor and East Catholic didn’t have to play each other until mid-February last season and then the two CCC rivals played each other twice in two weeks, with Windsor winning the regular season game, 77-73 and the CCC championship, 63-61.Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Starlink rival will provide secure connectivity to governmental users as well as private companies and European citizens, and bring high-speed internet to dead-zones.Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 16 Dec. 2024
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Awards Questions of survival vs. greed take hold in the return of ‘Squid Game’ Dec. 17, 2024 Who are the contestants? Season 1 featured 456 contestants, all of whom wear numbered tracksuits.Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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McManus isn’t the first contestant to commit a viral fail on the iconic game show.Gil Macias, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Archrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archrival. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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