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
Sebastian transformed from growling hardcore frontman into a Chris Martin-esque figure.
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Cal Roach, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
These are the accepted, if unofficial, rules of SoCal’s spearfishing bums, a relatively small but hardcore group of sportsmen and -women who hunt the elusive fish year-round.
—Mike Raabe, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
Trump allies have alleged that China rigged the 2020 results in Joe Biden's favor, invigorating hardcore supporters to march on the Capitol, leading to the riot on January 6, 2021.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
He was recently nominated for his clothed work in the feature length hardcore film Birth.
—Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
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Cal Roach, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
These are the accepted, if unofficial, rules of SoCal’s spearfishing bums, a relatively small but hardcore group of sportsmen and -women who hunt the elusive fish year-round.
—Mike Raabe, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
Trump allies have alleged that China rigged the 2020 results in Joe Biden's favor, invigorating hardcore supporters to march on the Capitol, leading to the riot on January 6, 2021.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
He was recently nominated for his clothed work in the feature length hardcore film Birth.
—Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-core
Adjective
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Tequila has long been celebrated for its deep Mexican heritage and craftsmanship, but Black entrepreneurs, mixologists, and investors are now making their mark on the industry.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 July 2025
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The company began airing games from Major League Baseball in 2022 and has a deeper deal with Major League Soccer as well.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
9 July 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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Scott Talley is a native Detroiter, a proud product of Detroit Public Schools and a lifelong lover of Detroit culture in its diverse forms.—
Scott Talley,
Freep.com,
13 July 2025
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And for some of these diseases that provide long-term or lifelong immunity after exposure, a single titer is all that is needed to know if protection is still intact.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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“Hard-core.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-core. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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