diehards

noun

plural of diehard
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as in neocons

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as in militants

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  1. conformists
  2. militants
  3. scrappers
  4. fighters
Noun
  • The setting may be out of time, but speaks to the present, as the villagers’ conservatism manifests as rejection, suspicion and persecution — treating outsiders or non-conformists as an invading pathogen.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The solace and the pathos in Updike’s and Rosenberg’s work come from realizing that in many cases, conformists can’t win either.
    — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of conformists
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  • Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Israelis were targeted in a string of hijackings and airplane attacks by Palestinian militants in the 1960s and 1970s.
    — Samy Magdy, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of militants
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  • But Everton, during that period, were little more than relegation scrappers, thanks to two significant points deductions in Dyche’s two seasons at the club.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of scrappers
Noun
  • If developed into a missile seeker, the technology could offer another way to track stealth fighters beyond visual range.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Turkey for years battled Turkish Kurdish fighters based in northern Iraq before agreeing this year to a peace deal.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of fighters
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