as in traditional
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
the die-hard purists are never going to accept certain words, no matter who uses them
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as in militant
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Recent Examples of die-hard
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Its cult-classic status among actual keyboard jockeys, code monkeys, and die-hard gamers was all but assured.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
Those events, according to 51-year-old diehard Sean Marcoux, have died down.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Arguably, the most famous die-hard supporter of any Premier League team is Oasis guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Its cult-classic status among actual keyboard jockeys, code monkeys, and die-hard gamers was all but assured.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
John Robinson, a diehard Bengals fan and member of the Bengals Bomb Squad tailgate in Lot 1, proposed to his now fiancee and Steelers fan, Jennifer Longo, ahead of the primetime game.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
Those events, according to 51-year-old diehard Sean Marcoux, have died down.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for die-hard
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Current challenges Building Electric Road Systems (ERS) is significantly more expensive than traditional highway construction.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Some suggest this is because climate change is interfering with the flowering and pollination of some of the animals’ traditional sources of food.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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If neocon values are worth applying to the world, they should be applied consistently.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
27 Aug. 2025
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Maybe one day democracy really will bloom like wildflowers across the vast deserts of the Middle East, just as the neocons envisioned.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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The explosion came less than a day after militants attacked a cadet college in northwestern Pakistan.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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According to Alamgir Mahsud, the local police chief, two of the militants were quickly killed by troops while three militants managed to enter the compound before being cornered in an administrative block.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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At the same time, Takaichi is known for her hardline conservative views, like her mentor former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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This tradition blurs the lines between right and left, progressive and conservative.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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Panelists suggested ever more intricate ways to give regional peace a chance, until the neoconservative Michael Ledeen spoke out heretically.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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And of course, the U.S. joined Israel's unprovoked, devastating 12-day bombardment of Iran this summer—fulfilling the fantasies of the same hardline hawks and neoconservatives in Washington Trump once criticized.—
Azadeh Shahshahani,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While Burberry’s trench coats have a long list of loyal devotees, from the Duchess of Sussex to Emma Watson, The Row is a label that has defined celebrity style in recent years, as the likes of Jennifer Lawrence and Zoë Kravitz tend to be cloaked in minimalist staples from the brand.—
Emma Spedding,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 2025
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Gillespie will play the prodigy’s loyal friend whose faith and friendship are tested as the high-stakes chess match spirals out of control.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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The late Presbyterian pastor Tim Keller warned that America’s two-party system draws arbitrary lines across orthodox Christianity.—
Abby McCloskey,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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An ultra-orthodox school sat adjacent to the library, and its staff supplied the settlers with sleeping mats and air conditioning for the long night.—
Ryan Byrnes,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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China is always a staunch doer and important contributor to global green development.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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This reality is so sobering that even staunch climate optimists have had to adjust.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Die-hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die-hard. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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