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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Bank of America, though, expects that tariffs will be adding about half a percentage point to the core PCE measure the Federal Reserve uses when assessing inflation.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Oct. 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
Yes, Marchand’s return to Boston for his first game as an opponent hit him to the core.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Oct. 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
Yes, Marchand’s return to Boston for his first game as an opponent hit him to the core.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 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 9 Nov. 2025.
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