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
Even the most hard-core fans of Bravo scandal factories like The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Summer House aren’t going to watch the Creative Arts Emmys.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
For the most hard-core searchers, Radford believes the social aspect – getting together, spending a night in the woods with the tools of the trade like nightscope cameras and parabolic microphones – is the real draw of the chase.
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Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
The filmmakers travel through Roma villages in the nation’s countryside —hard-core Fidesz strongholds — to uncover a wide network of bribery and blackmail.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
The optical switches also enable a welcome feature for hard-core gamers.
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Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
For the most hard-core searchers, Radford believes the social aspect – getting together, spending a night in the woods with the tools of the trade like nightscope cameras and parabolic microphones – is the real draw of the chase.
—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
The filmmakers travel through Roma villages in the nation’s countryside —hard-core Fidesz strongholds — to uncover a wide network of bribery and blackmail.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
The optical switches also enable a welcome feature for hard-core gamers.
—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hard-core
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-core
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While the artist’s work resonates with audiences around the world, Miami’s deep Caribbean and Latin American cultures, central to the city’s identity, may allow many visitors to connect in a deeper way.
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The delightful and deceptively deep family mystery comedy stars Hugh Jackman as an English shepherd (Hugh Jackman) who is found dead.
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The inveterate white supremacist Woodrow Wilson mouthed anti-colonial rhetoric before reverting to form at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.
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The far-outside post doesn’t compromise this inveterate deep closer, but a lack of pace up front definitely will.
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The lifelong dream of reaching the NBA has become a reality for UConn men’s basketball stars Alex Karaban and Tarris Reed Jr.
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Widely regarded as one of the best tour companies for travelers over 50, Road Scholar is a nonprofit organization that emphasizes lifelong learning and educational travel for older travelers.
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An entrenched founder or chief executive may own enough stock to resist accountability.
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Venture capital firms are routinely funding new startups based solely on the pedigree of researchers who leave deeply entrenched labs like DeepMind and Google Brain.
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But true soccer fans know the value inherent in a jersey, especially original ones.
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The best matching linen sets possess an inherent unfussy ease that allow you look composed yet unhurried.
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Born in Jakarta and raised in Austin, Texas, her Chinese-Indonesian heritage and passion for travel informed her sensibility for stories that are formally inventive and culturally rooted.
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His 2023 Sangiovese comes from old vines whose cuttings were smuggled from Isole e Olena and Fontodi in Chianti in the mid-1980s, own-rooted, never replicated.
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“Hard-core.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-core. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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