to the core
idiom
: in a very complete or extreme way
—used for emphasis
He is patriotic to the core.
Her family is English to the core.
He's rotten to the core.
They were shaken to the core.
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In addition to the core functions of a password manager, Proton Pass offers its free customers access to their logins across all devices and the ability to create email aliases, which can help reduce scams and spam messages in your inbox.
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PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
The Federal Reserve estimates tariffs are contributing five-tenths or six-tenths to the core personal consumption expenditures price index, the central bank's preferred measure of inflation, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said last week.
—Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
In addition to the core trio and Michael Cyril Creighton, Season 5 also starred Meryl Streep and Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Richard Kind, Nathan Lane, Bobby Cannavale, Renée Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Christoph Waltz, Téa Leoni, Keegan-Michael Key, Beanie Feldstein, Dianne Wiest, and Jermaine Fowler.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
This hurt my husband and me to the core.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
The Federal Reserve estimates tariffs are contributing five-tenths or six-tenths to the core personal consumption expenditures price index, the central bank's preferred measure of inflation, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said last week.
—Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
In addition to the core trio and Michael Cyril Creighton, Season 5 also starred Meryl Streep and Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Richard Kind, Nathan Lane, Bobby Cannavale, Renée Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Christoph Waltz, Téa Leoni, Keegan-Michael Key, Beanie Feldstein, Dianne Wiest, and Jermaine Fowler.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
This hurt my husband and me to the core.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to the core
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“To the core.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20core. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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