: strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
die-hard fans
especially
: strongly resisting change
a die-hard conservative
diehard
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And Republicans are banking on Trump’s die-hard base to keep them in office, turning out more enthusiastically than anyone wearing their Biden aviators with a mix of exhaustion and disappointment.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Why would Gandolfini — a die-hard Knicks fan who talked his old co-star into appearing with him and who conceived the idea for the scene — think that the best premise would be for Tony and Carmela to now be in the witness protection program?
2.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
Those tickets brought in comparatively little revenue anyway, the thinking goes, so why not just get more fans into the building, improving the atmosphere and converting some of them from casual supporters to die-hard ones?
—Kevin Draper Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The target audience for Coachella, the die-hard music fans who once duked it out for tickets, may have also changed their concert-going preferences.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender launched to high expectations from the original anime show’s die-hard audience.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
What is less clear is how Lake stands with less die-hard Republican voters.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2024
Those who supported center-right candidate Patricia Bullrich in the first round of last year’s general elections, and then went on to vote for the now-president, are emerging as his most die-hard supporters.
—Max Klaver, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
Deitrick is a Fort Worth native and die-hard fan of the Rangers and specifically Garcia.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Why would Gandolfini — a die-hard Knicks fan who talked his old co-star into appearing with him and who conceived the idea for the scene — think that the best premise would be for Tony and Carmela to now be in the witness protection program?
2.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
Those tickets brought in comparatively little revenue anyway, the thinking goes, so why not just get more fans into the building, improving the atmosphere and converting some of them from casual supporters to die-hard ones?
—Kevin Draper Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The target audience for Coachella, the die-hard music fans who once duked it out for tickets, may have also changed their concert-going preferences.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender launched to high expectations from the original anime show’s die-hard audience.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
What is less clear is how Lake stands with less die-hard Republican voters.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2024
Those who supported center-right candidate Patricia Bullrich in the first round of last year’s general elections, and then went on to vote for the now-president, are emerging as his most die-hard supporters.
—Max Klaver, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
Deitrick is a Fort Worth native and die-hard fan of the Rangers and specifically Garcia.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Die-hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die-hard. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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