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
Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 11 June 2026
These die-hard fans memorize songs, dances, and individual cheers for each player to keep the energy high, and their antics are at least as interesting as the action on the field.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2026
Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Stiller, like a true diehard, still revisits that play from time to time.
—Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Among them is 13-year-old Juan David Iza, a die-hard Ecuador fan.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 11 June 2026
These die-hard fans memorize songs, dances, and individual cheers for each player to keep the energy high, and their antics are at least as interesting as the action on the field.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2026
Noun
Perhaps this was just some overexcited UFO diehard with a hunch and money to burn.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Stiller, like a true diehard, still revisits that play from time to time.
—Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for die-hard
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The States has never been a traditional soccer-loving country, but Tuesday’s turnout provided more evidence there is a committed and passionate fanbase there.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Guests can choose from traditional rooms or spacious one- or two-bedroom suites, some of which have balconies and two-way gas fireplaces.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
16 June 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
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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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Overnight on July 4, 2025, more than a dozen heavily armed antifa militants belonging to a Dallas-area antifa chapter ambushed Homeland Security personnel guarding the ICE holding site near Fort Worth.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
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Iran, which has armed Hamas, offers support to the militants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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The mules sit on a conservative 55mm heel, which measures two inches.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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The event faced pushback in conservative Canyon County when it was established.—
Matan Josephy,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 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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The thing everyone, from the NCAA’s fiercest critics to its most loyal defenders, understood had to remain nonnegotiable.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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The New Britain native was popular and enjoyed the support of loyal followers.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
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In an age of intelligent machines, who gets to decide what is orthodox remains one of the most important questions a free society can ask.—
Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Valencia’s campaign is backed by most of the nation’s traditional parties and by economists who are concerned about the growing levels of debt under the Petro administration and want Colombia to return to more orthodox policies, the Associated Press reported.—
Armando Regil Velasco,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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In that post, Wyden, a staunch Democrat, sounded a lot like Florida's Rick Scott, one of the most conservative members of the Senate.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The Supreme Court allowed the firing to go through on a temporary basis, over staunch dissents from the court's three liberal justices.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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“Die-hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die-hard. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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