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tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
the die-hard purists are never going to accept certain words, no matter who uses them
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Recent Examples of die-hard
Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The show is a bit of a time capsule now—maybe even a period drama—but Skins’s issues remain potent: characters lost their virginities, dealt with parents’ divorces and affairs, battled eating disorders and substance abuse, shoplifted, fought, raved, and found dysfunctional, die-hard friendships.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Holland was a die-hard New Yorker and didn’t want to make the move, but Carson allegedly demanded it.
—Avalon Hester, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
The National Gallery in London stayed open all night for die-hard fans of the Dutch painter.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Three years of inactivity at the deadline, and no TV for many, helped dull the senses of die-hard Bulls fans, who expect nothing from management and are seldom disappointed.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The show is a bit of a time capsule now—maybe even a period drama—but Skins’s issues remain potent: characters lost their virginities, dealt with parents’ divorces and affairs, battled eating disorders and substance abuse, shoplifted, fought, raved, and found dysfunctional, die-hard friendships.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Holland was a die-hard New Yorker and didn’t want to make the move, but Carson allegedly demanded it.
—Avalon Hester, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
The National Gallery in London stayed open all night for die-hard fans of the Dutch painter.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for die-hard
Adjective
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One big hope is that increased physical play makes Sweden more competitive at the international level against traditional hockey powers like the United States, Canada and Finland.—
Steve Douglas,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The includes the open banking rule, which has generally been well received by fintech players but opposed by traditional banks. CFPB finalized the rule at the end of 2024, with large depository institutions required to comply by April 2026.—
Lucinda Shen,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Against the devoted coalition of evangelical Christians, neocons, pompous billionaires and MAGA Republicans who now dominate the other side of the aisle, this prevaricating has failed to muster enthusiasm for the Democratic Party or much of the industry’s own product.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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The blame for these debacles falls squarely on the neocons.—
Jason Fields,
Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2024
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The backlash against these policies has been especially pronounced among veterans, whose families have historically provided the largest share of recruits—and who tend to be more politically conservative.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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An analysis of the bill from The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, a conservative think tank, estimates that private schools would face hundreds of millions of dollars in fines for leaving students saddled with debt.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
3 Feb. 2025
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Trump is fusing this use of American power, which the neoconservatives and George W. Bush had no qualms about, to a much more aggressive vision of national interest.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2025
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The once influential Wyoming neoconservative was one of the few Republicans to turn against Trump following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and even co-led a House Congressional hearing into the event.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2024
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After Orban became prime minister in 2010, his government stripped public employees of key civil service protections, fired thousands, and replaced them with loyal members of the ruling Fidesz party.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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Rhames will play Tanker, Fang’s loyal right hand who was the second-in-command of Fang’s Special Forces squad when they were captured in Afghanistan.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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But then, a chance encounter with an orthodox man on the Antwerp tram throws a wrench into her plans.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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Around the same historical period, Israel instituted a divided education system based on nationality and religious observance, with four distinct school streams: Jewish secular, orthodox and ultra-orthodox schools taught primarily in Hebrew, and Arab schools taught in Arabic.—
Ayala Hendin,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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The three staunch supporters of Kyiv stopped purchases of power from Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but have relied on the Russian grid to control frequencies and stabilize networks to avoid outages.—
Reuters,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Over the years, Cruise’s staunch devotion to his stunt work has led him to jaw-dropping moments — and several injuries.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Die-hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die-hard. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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