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 diehard
Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
Those events, according to 51-year-old diehard Sean Marcoux, have died down.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Its cult-classic status among actual keyboard jockeys, code monkeys, and die-hard gamers was all but assured.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
John Robinson, a diehard Bengals fan and member of the Bengals Bomb Squad tailgate in Lot 1, proposed to his now fiancee and Steelers fan, Jennifer Longo, ahead of the primetime game.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
Those events, according to 51-year-old diehard Sean Marcoux, have died down.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
Arguably, the most famous die-hard supporter of any Premier League team is Oasis guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Its cult-classic status among actual keyboard jockeys, code monkeys, and die-hard gamers was all but assured.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diehard
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Other times, the mob leaned on more traditional crime tactics — robbery, extortion and assault, including a punch to one victim’s face — to force the card players to pay.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Tight ends fiercely preserve their own history and the nuances of their position, preferring peer-to-peer coaching to more traditional coach/player dynamics.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If neocon values are worth applying to the world, they should be applied consistently.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
27 Aug. 2025
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Maybe one day democracy really will bloom like wildflowers across the vast deserts of the Middle East, just as the neocons envisioned.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Netanyahu's announcement followed his meeting with senior security ministers to discuss a response to what Israel said was Hamas' attempt to stage the return of the partial remains of a hostage whose body the militants were supposed to hand over under the terms of the ceasefire.—
NPR's International Desk,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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Hamas militants carry a body retrieved from a tunnel in an area north of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 28, 2025.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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In the years since that race, Gaines has established herself as an unofficial face of conservative attacks on the NCAA, joining a March 2024 lawsuit accusing the association of violating Title IX by allowing trans athletes to compete.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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Trump, on the 2024 campaign trail, repeatedly downplayed ties to the controversial conservative playbook Project 2025, but now many of his second-term Administration’s policies mirror it.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Panelists suggested ever more intricate ways to give regional peace a chance, until the neoconservative Michael Ledeen spoke out heretically.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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And of course, the U.S. joined Israel's unprovoked, devastating 12-day bombardment of Iran this summer—fulfilling the fantasies of the same hardline hawks and neoconservatives in Washington Trump once criticized.—
Azadeh Shahshahani,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The ghoulish pet is ever-present in the movie, portraying itself as a friendly and loyal companion to Jack in his journeys between realms.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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This milestone honors both the brand’s journey and its loyal following worldwide.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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An ultra-orthodox school sat adjacent to the library, and its staff supplied the settlers with sleeping mats and air conditioning for the long night.—
Ryan Byrnes,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Vatican said Leo will travel to the town of Iznik, modern day Nicaea, for the anniversary and while in Turkey is expected to meet Ecumenical Patriarch Batholomew, the spiritual leader of the approximately 300 million Eastern orthodox Christians.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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King, the famed horror writer, has emerged as a staunch Trump critic and frequently speaks out against the president on social media.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Takaichi, a staunch conservative and the first female prime minister of Japan, has drawn comparisons to the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was a close friend of Trump during his first term.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Diehard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diehard. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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