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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Republicans said Democrats were making demands that would dramatically increase spending and were not germane to the core issue of keeping agencies fully running for a short period of time while negotiations continued on a full-year spending package.
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Kevin Freking, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Another one is Barton 1792, and the news arrived today this this Kentucky distillery is adding its first cask-finished expression to the core lineup, a bourbon that spent time in Cognac barrels.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
Just like the Nômade property in Tulum, Nômade Temple Holbox is mindfulness focused to the core, offering experiences ranging from introductory yoga classes to more out-there wellness experiences like lucid dreaming sound journeys.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Natural is, to the core, a movie that reveres the utter Americana of historical baseball, with its lo-fi Dust Bowl aesthetics that heavily reference Arthurian legend.
—K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Freking, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Another one is Barton 1792, and the news arrived today this this Kentucky distillery is adding its first cask-finished expression to the core lineup, a bourbon that spent time in Cognac barrels.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
Just like the Nômade property in Tulum, Nômade Temple Holbox is mindfulness focused to the core, offering experiences ranging from introductory yoga classes to more out-there wellness experiences like lucid dreaming sound journeys.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Natural is, to the core, a movie that reveres the utter Americana of historical baseball, with its lo-fi Dust Bowl aesthetics that heavily reference Arthurian legend.
—K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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