: strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
die-hard fans
especially
: strongly resisting change
a die-hard conservative
diehard
noun
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Examples of die-hard in a Sentence
the die-hard purists are never going to accept certain words, no matter who uses them
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Heck, if Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons has her way, even those die-hard black-clad, avant-garde fashion followers will be bouncing along in red velvet high-tops next spring.
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Arthur Elgort, Vogue, 21 June 2024
It was released with a bang, touted as the future of personal computing and promising to liberate people from the shackles of their neck-strain-causing smartphones, all while allowing die-hard futurist early adopters like me to behave more naturally among muggles.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
But Jollibee’s existing base of die-hard fans are good brand ambassadors, even if the chicken’s getting a bit more expensive.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 17 June 2024
Jon Heder is a die-hard tater tots fan in real life.
—Miles Berry, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
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Arthur Elgort, Vogue, 21 June 2024
It was released with a bang, touted as the future of personal computing and promising to liberate people from the shackles of their neck-strain-causing smartphones, all while allowing die-hard futurist early adopters like me to behave more naturally among muggles.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
But Jollibee’s existing base of die-hard fans are good brand ambassadors, even if the chicken’s getting a bit more expensive.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 17 June 2024
Jon Heder is a die-hard tater tots fan in real life.
—Miles Berry, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
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“Die-hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die-hard. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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