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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Recent Examples of diehard
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 June 2025
Later, during the movie screening in the historic 1920s-era Catalina Casino, the audience bursts into cheers with die-hard fans quoting the entire movie.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 24 June 2025
As Union victories mounted in the east, die-hard secessionists fled to Texas, the westernmost state in the Confederacy, far from the fighting, with as many as 150,000 enslaved people in tow.
—David Wright Faladé, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
There are no plans to expand currently, and those looking to secure their place among some of the most die-hard country, bluegrass and folk fans in America can only hope to act quickly enough to get their hands on passes.
—Chris Barilla, People.com, 18 June 2025
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Noun
Cube bleeds blue and has long been a die-hard Dodgers fan.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 June 2025
Later, during the movie screening in the historic 1920s-era Catalina Casino, the audience bursts into cheers with die-hard fans quoting the entire movie.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 24 June 2025
As Union victories mounted in the east, die-hard secessionists fled to Texas, the westernmost state in the Confederacy, far from the fighting, with as many as 150,000 enslaved people in tow.
—David Wright Faladé, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
There are no plans to expand currently, and those looking to secure their place among some of the most die-hard country, bluegrass and folk fans in America can only hope to act quickly enough to get their hands on passes.
—Chris Barilla, People.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diehard
Adjective
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Unlike many intensive wellness getaways that demand strict schedules and early wake-up times, this series takes a more balanced approach and is in fact meant to slot seamlessly into a traditional luxury vacation.—
Gabby Shacknai,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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All eyes were on the Ambanis’ daughter-in-law, Radhika, in her archival corset from Westwood’s Fall 1990 portrait collection, aptly paired with a traditional Chanderi saree.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
24 June 2025
Noun
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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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Lippmann, it should be noted, was originally a liberal internationalist whose views were not all that different from those of the modern neocons.—
Max Boot,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Trump and Bondi, though, praised the court's conservative majority for limiting a federal judge's power to block a president's policy nationwide.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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Consider that for the average university lab, the indirect costs alone—including office support, computing, compliance, instruments, space and administrative support—average $8 million annually, and that's a conservative estimate.—
Siamak Baharloo,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Wielding the language of liberal internationalism to justify ruinous intervention abroad has long been the modus operandi of the neoconservatives, who, since the ascendancy of Trump over the Republican Party, have gravitated back to their original home among the Democrats.—
Anatol Lieven,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Trump is fusing this use of American power, which the neoconservatives and George W. Bush had no qualms about, to a much more aggressive vision of national interest.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Fixers are loyal to systems, people and processes—even when they’re broken.—
Tinna Jackson,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The whole point of Casa Amor, theoretically, is to see whether these couples stay loyal to each other when separated into different villas and pursued by a whole new slate of bombshells.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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The reward was the most successful period in their history and an example that, in time, might embolden other clubs to challenge the orthodox thinking.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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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
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Their starting pitching has remained staunch, and closer Carlos Estévez through Thursday was tied for the MLB lead in saves with 22.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2025
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Still, even some staunch supporters of Netanyahu and Trump seemed a bit unnerved.—
Natalie Melzer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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“Diehard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diehard. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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