as in deep
firmly established over time
the hard-core habits that generate our mountains of trash everyday will be extremely difficult to change
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Recent Examples of hard-core
Thomas’ attack on the framework indicates that the court’s hardcore conservatives are interested in changing anti-discrimination law by upending McDonnell Douglas.
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Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Since season 6, even survivalists without a hardcore hunting background made sure to become skilled at bowhunting before shipping out.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 11 June 2025
Turnstile certainly didn’t want to write another meat and potatoes hardcore album with NEVER ENOUGH, and that was also clear with GLOW ON.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Some hardcore thrash here, some R&B there, a smattering of rap over there.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
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Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Since season 6, even survivalists without a hardcore hunting background made sure to become skilled at bowhunting before shipping out.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 11 June 2025
Turnstile certainly didn’t want to write another meat and potatoes hardcore album with NEVER ENOUGH, and that was also clear with GLOW ON.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Some hardcore thrash here, some R&B there, a smattering of rap over there.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-core
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What people have not always had is either the awareness or deep enough pockets, which means FIFA should reduce prices and fill these stadiums.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Sometimes people forget that L.A. and Southern California is a place with real people and a super deep and rich history of Black art.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Walczak has been an inveterate tax scofflaw since at least 2011.—
Christopher Hale,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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An inveterate traveler who had explored 60-plus countries and often incorporated historical art and cultural references into her designs, McFadden died in September at the age of 85.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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Our strategy has always been to leverage new content extensions as entry points for the brand and as an opportunity to build lifelong fans.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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That lifelong partnership was born aboard a cruise ship in 1959; Fischbacher was a steward and a part-time magician on the Bremen, while Roy Horn, an animal lover who would later smuggle a cheetah on board for a magic act, worked as a bellboy.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
20 June 2025
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“Hard-core.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-core. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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