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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Your expressions are typically reduced to the core elements, to the quickest and clearest way possible of letting your feelings out.
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
This gets to the core of what some see as problematic about this trend.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
But the support and the love have been healing to the core.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
But the support and the love has been healing to the core.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
This gets to the core of what some see as problematic about this trend.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
But the support and the love have been healing to the core.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
But the support and the love has been healing to the core.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 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 1 Oct. 2025.
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