die hard
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1
: to be long in dying
Such rumors die hard.
2
: to continue resistance against hopeless odds
That kind of determination dies hard.
: strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
die-hard fans
especially
: strongly resisting change
a die-hard conservative
diehard
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the die-hard purists are never going to accept certain words, no matter who uses them
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
Through telling her life story, this doc reveals a juicy tale that even her most die-hard fans might not have known.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
New York fans easily outnumbered Cleveland fans as die-hard celebrity fans director Spike Lee, comedian Tracy Morgan and actor Timothée Chalamet and his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, made the trip.
—Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Even among Fraser’s die-hard fans, his portrayal of Eisenhower seems likely to prove a baffling liability.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 May 2026
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Adjective
Vogt is a die-hard San Francisco 49ers fan and hasn’t forgiven Kelce for the Super Bowl wins over his favorite football team.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Through telling her life story, this doc reveals a juicy tale that even her most die-hard fans might not have known.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
New York fans easily outnumbered Cleveland fans as die-hard celebrity fans director Spike Lee, comedian Tracy Morgan and actor Timothée Chalamet and his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, made the trip.
—Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Even among Fraser’s die-hard fans, his portrayal of Eisenhower seems likely to prove a baffling liability.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 May 2026
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“Die hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20hard. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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