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diehard

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noun (1)

die-hardism

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noun (2)

as in conservativeness
attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions a professor of economics who regards himself as the lone bastion of political die-hardism on an overwhelmingly liberal campus

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Recent Examples of die-hard
Adjective
Many die-hard pedal bikers thus find themselves in an awkward position. Gloria Liu, Outside Online, 13 May 2025 Foldable Even die-hard bikers take a break now and then. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025 Undervaluing time is an interesting blind spot, the domain of the die-hard do-it-yourselfer. Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 It’s also got the kind of 21st century cringe-comedy voice that forges die-hard fans or disbelievers. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for die-hard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for die-hard
Adjective
  • But newer spots such as Lucky Day, which opened in 2017, are expanding beyond Buffalo’s traditional menu offerings.
    David Allan, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
  • Candidates are largely barred from traditional campaigning, a policy to try to level the playing field among candidates with different campaign funds.
    Jack Nicas, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • Nawrocki, a conservative historian and amateur boxer who was backed by PiS, had presented the vote as a referendum on Tusk's 18-month-old government.
    Anna Magdalena Lubowicka, USA Today, 3 June 2025
  • The attacks from Trump and his allies on Leo and the Federalist Society reflect rifts between the populist Right and the conservative legal establishment.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • The friends not keen on competing become our valiant team of producers — recording content and posting updates live for our loyal Instagram fanbase (almost 200 followers).
    Mia Venkat, NPR, 31 May 2025
  • His close friends and colleagues often described him as loyal, deeply thoughtful, and warm in his own way—just not overly expressive.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • Martinez is 29 years old, stands at 5-foot-11 with a 72-inch reach, and fights in an orthodox right-handed stance.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • But there should be no such wall—even in the most orthodox capitalist system.
    Paul Laudicina, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Macgregor, a staunch anti-interventionist, advocates for dropping Russian sanctions completely rather than imposing more, and argues the U.S. national strategic interests do not conflict with Russia’s.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 28 May 2025
  • Makary, who was sworn in to lead the FDA on April 1, is a controversial Johns Hopkins University surgeon and researcher who gained national attention as a staunch critic of the federal response to COVID.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025

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“Die-hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die-hard. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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