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
Montgomery has barely been in the big leagues for two months but has already put his name alongside a couple of franchise icons (and another hard-core punisher of baseballs).
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Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 9 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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Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 9 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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Jerami Grant came off the bench for 29 points, hitting 4-of-7 from deep, while Deni Avdija added 20 points and Shaedon Sharpe tossed in 15.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez deliberately aimed deep passes to both wings.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The La Mancha manor home’s namesake, Josie, (real name is José Fernández-Pacheco) is an inveterate aesthete who is best known to Spanish television audiences as a presenter extraordinaire.—
Maite Sebastiá,
Architectural Digest,
4 Oct. 2025
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Unless just being an inveterate people-pleaser produces the same result.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The move brought her career full circle, back to her family’s military roots and her lifelong commitment to service.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Johnson said each of her mother's 10 siblings died from cancer, as did a lifelong friend who died at age 57, leaving behind his wife and two young daughters.—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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China is dealing with entrenched deflation, record youth unemployment, and a real estate market that has halved in just four years.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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However, concluding a deal with its militarily superior neighbor risks the further fragmentation of Syria and an entrenched violation of its sovereignty.—
Mireille Rebeiz,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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The origin of Skinwalker legends is deeply rooted in Navajo cultural beliefs about witchcraft and the balance between good and evil.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Although Cabernet Franc is a native of France, where it is planted on over 90,000 acres, the grape now has a permanent home and is firmly rooted in North America.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Hard-core.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-core. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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