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
The result is an expensive, but flashy and powerful, gaming laptop for the hard-core crowd.
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Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
To say that Twi-hards — hard-core fans of the franchise — who saw the post were excited about a new development is an understatement.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Since the show started, the bakers have cumulatively made something like twenty-five hundred distinct creations in every discipline, from the common cake arts to hard-core viennoiserie.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
But lower down the org chart, potential is growing for people who don’t necessarily have the hard-core tech skills but are keen to engage with the new technology.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
To say that Twi-hards — hard-core fans of the franchise — who saw the post were excited about a new development is an understatement.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Since the show started, the bakers have cumulatively made something like twenty-five hundred distinct creations in every discipline, from the common cake arts to hard-core viennoiserie.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
But lower down the org chart, potential is growing for people who don’t necessarily have the hard-core tech skills but are keen to engage with the new technology.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for hard-core
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-core
Adjective
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The crash left a deep impact on the agency, not just for the injured but for the OCFA crews who responded to the scene to help their own.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Group dynamics may trigger deep emotional wounds when the Sagittarius moon activates Venus.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Marioneta, an inveterate ladies’ lady, starts sleeping with Espada (Kerygma Flores), a kind of bullfighter who squares off with cuyes instead of cows.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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As Swifties will know, Taylor Swift is an inveterate mom-meeter.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The lifelong Catholic now follows content creators of all ages on Instagram and YouTube, moved by those who share their faith journeys while dealing with tribulations such as cancer.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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The group stressed that autism is a lifelong, complex condition with no single cause or cure, and that premature claims about acetaminophen or leucovorin ignore decades of rigorous research and risk creating false hope and harm.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The same pragmatism on display in the flights over Gaza provides the best chance for overcoming entrenched divisions and narratives.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
23 Sep. 2025
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The battle for minerals While colonial-era border disputes and ethnic tensions have helped to fuel this entrenched conflict, control over DR Congo’s mineral riches is also at its core.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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This leadership, as Lanier emphasizes, is deeply rooted in values and focused on the long-term well-being of both individuals and the organization.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Brave Ken doll also comes with a rooted wig and the other accessories.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Hard-core.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-core. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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