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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Some that cut to the core of what New York does best.
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Sara Lind, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Call it the goodwill that comes from creating a catalog of solid and critically acclaimed albums, or a testament to the core trio of Johnson, Ebert and Knobbe still being together after all these years.
—Brady Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
In addition to the core cast, Tom Ellis, who plays Oliver, is married to the creator and showrunner, Meaghan Oppenheimer.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Maybe not in the strict sense of everything being entirely germane to the core story.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
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Sara Lind, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Call it the goodwill that comes from creating a catalog of solid and critically acclaimed albums, or a testament to the core trio of Johnson, Ebert and Knobbe still being together after all these years.
—Brady Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
In addition to the core cast, Tom Ellis, who plays Oliver, is married to the creator and showrunner, Meaghan Oppenheimer.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Maybe not in the strict sense of everything being entirely germane to the core story.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
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 31 Jan. 2026.
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