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 die-hard
Juliana Kim, NPR, 9 May 2026
Chiles, to many people, has changed the way both die-hard and casual fans see women in the sport.
—Marquise Francis, NBC news, 9 May 2026
Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
Part of what makes the World Cup special is the colorful, zany diehard fans.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Game after game, stadiums were filled to capacity, packed not only with tourists and die-hard fans but also with soccer novices who came out of curiosity and because tickets were relatively affordable, according to soccer historians.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 9 May 2026
Chiles, to many people, has changed the way both die-hard and casual fans see women in the sport.
—Marquise Francis, NBC news, 9 May 2026
Noun
Stiller, like a true diehard, still revisits that play from time to time.
—Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
Part of what makes the World Cup special is the colorful, zany diehard fans.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for die-hard
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Near the entrance, visit the spa’s meditation space and library in two traditional Vietnamese houses, while Tai Chi, sound healing, and yoga further round out the extensive wellness retreat setting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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In the mid-'60s, Rollins toured heavily in Europe, switching back and forth between more traditional and avant-garde approaches.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Moreover, during the Iraq war, the Jewish community could effectively argue that framing the conflict as a Jewish neocon conspiracy was baseless, even as some neoconservatives influenced policy.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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The former leftists who dreamed of spreading democracy at the barrel of a gun, after all, were only one part of the neocon movement.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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In Iraq, militants used powerful but crude explosive devices; two decades later, Armonda had to deal with the carnage wrought by cluster bombs and thermobaric explosions.—
Martha Raddatz,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari joined condemnation of the bombing, saying militants and their backers sought to undermine the country’s role in regional and international peace efforts.—
Abdul Sattar,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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Overturning the doctrine aligns with conservative legal values, such as the traditional view that Congress writes laws and the courts interpret them.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
28 May 2026
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Low inflation also often leads to lower interest rates, reducing returns on savings accounts and conservative investments.—
David Kudla,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Senor and Stephens are neoconservatives who hardly needed to be convinced that the members of progressive movements were not friends of the Jewish people.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Moreover, during the Iraq war, the Jewish community could effectively argue that framing the conflict as a Jewish neocon conspiracy was baseless, even as some neoconservatives influenced policy.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This is an island that attracts a fashionable globetrotting crowd, and loyal St Regis fans—arguably one in the same.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Tesla Rivian already has a core of passionate, loyal owners but Tesla has a ten-year head start.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The documentary traces Hier’s path from an orthodox Jewish enclave to international prominence as the founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the nineteen-seventies, Franciscan University, a small school on a hill above the downtown, became a center for charismatic Catholicism, an expressive, theologically orthodox movement that paralleled the development of the evangelical Jesus People and secular hippie culture.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Palace’s defence, so staunch for much of this campaign, snuffed out any serious danger.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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But the Veterans Park Neighborhood Association, staunch opponents of the shelter location, went to court in December over the city’s previous decision.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2026
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“Die-hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die-hard. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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