as in deep
firmly established over time
the hard-core habits that generate our mountains of trash everyday will be extremely difficult to change
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Recent Examples of hard-core
There are some hardcore partisans who'd just like their party to run everything.
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CBS News, 27 Oct. 2024
Not even hardcore devotees are likely to have wondered what the sleeping arrangements were like in the RV the band used for tours in the 1970s.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
There is a small but hardcore, loyal fan base of that original film.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
The original Raptor’s popularity dictated that Ram and Chevrolet follow suit, resulting in the hardcore TRX and ZR2 packages, respectively.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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CBS News, 27 Oct. 2024
Not even hardcore devotees are likely to have wondered what the sleeping arrangements were like in the RV the band used for tours in the 1970s.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
There is a small but hardcore, loyal fan base of that original film.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
The original Raptor’s popularity dictated that Ram and Chevrolet follow suit, resulting in the hardcore TRX and ZR2 packages, respectively.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hard-core
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-core
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The occasionally deep thinkers on the Grading The Week crew don’t mind coaches who refuse to stick to sports.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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The rain will be history, but the cold will be even deeper.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Even diplomats of Iran and North Korea, two of America’s most inveterate foes, can reside in New York city as a result of this unique host status of our country.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Second Gentleman Dough Emhoff has established a reputation as a music nerd and, like his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, an inveterate crate digger.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024
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Schools are not set up for male success; that has lifelong personal, and now national, consequences.David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The lifelong New Yorker explained his decision to pack up for Florida in a 2019 post on the social platform X, citing taxes and his strained relationships with state and local leaders.Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Hard-core.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-core. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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