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
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 July 2025
Sabbath wasn’t the only pivotal act present at the birth of metal, but others didn’t inspire as many outlandish tales or as vast a collection of die-hard fans.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Today, the application has a loyal following of millions of die-hard iPhone fans.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 July 2025
The first half of 2025 has seen some interesting offerings by several heavy hitters for both die-hard and casual fans, with more to come in the second half from the likes of David Bowie, Nick Drake and Genesis.
—David Chiu, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Noun
And the elusive Buckingham Nicks has topped the wishlists of collectors and die-hard fans all the while, Unterberger says.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 July 2025
Sabbath wasn’t the only pivotal act present at the birth of metal, but others didn’t inspire as many outlandish tales or as vast a collection of die-hard fans.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Today, the application has a loyal following of millions of die-hard iPhone fans.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 July 2025
The first half of 2025 has seen some interesting offerings by several heavy hitters for both die-hard and casual fans, with more to come in the second half from the likes of David Bowie, Nick Drake and Genesis.
—David Chiu, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diehard
Adjective
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Everything packs down into the carrying bag, which has a separate pocket for the collapsible pole (a game changer for folks who have wrestled with traditional camping gear and stuff sacks).—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Aug. 2025
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The concept quickly took off in media coverage as evocative shorthand for a puzzling phenomenon: by many traditional metrics, the economy of the Biden years was strong, especially by the second half of his tenure, when high rates of inflation started to slow.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
8 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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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
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The Federal Communications Commission also proposed $5.1 million in fines against Wohl and Burkman, who gained prominence as conservative provocateurs in the years surrounding the 2020 election.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Nationwide, the rural-urban party gap widened substantially; increasingly, to be country was to be conservative was to be MAGA.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 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
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Her ability to tap into cultural moments, partner with like-minded brands, and foster a loyal online community has made her brand a standout in the competitive world of digital commerce.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Eric, Anna's fiancé, is an extremely loyal and dedicated father to his daughter Lily.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Funds could support conservative seminaries like Nashotah House, a conservative seminary in the Anglican tradition, or pastors from the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference, ensuring orthodox leadership for historic churches.—
The Rev. Jake Dell,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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The religious advisory board includes Christian and Jewish members from traditions including Catholicism, evangelicalism, Greek Orthodox Christianity and orthodox Judaism.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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And though public opinion is staunch and clear on this issue, Congress approved vast cutbacks.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the plan collapsed amid staunch opposition from Somalia, which has long opposed Somaliland’s independence and fears Ethiopia’s dominance of the region.—
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Diehard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diehard. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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