: strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
die-hard fans
especially
: strongly resisting change
a die-hard conservative
diehard
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the die-hard purists are never going to accept certain words, no matter who uses them
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Cameos of characters from the original movies kept die-hard fans engrossed and critics lapped it up with its Rotten Tomatoes score not dipping below 90% across five seasons.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
But Dunstan sets the table slowly and die-hard genre fans should revel in the wait.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
Tin Man is for the fans — assuming there are die-hard Wizard of Oz heads out there regularly tuning in to Syfy — and as such, its script is full of little references to Baum’s book and the 1939 movie, altered to suit the show’s grittier setting.
—Emma Stefansky, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
One hundred years later, there’s probably no college football program with a bigger base of die-hard fans that have no practical connection to the school whatsoever.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
But Dunstan sets the table slowly and die-hard genre fans should revel in the wait.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
Tin Man is for the fans — assuming there are die-hard Wizard of Oz heads out there regularly tuning in to Syfy — and as such, its script is full of little references to Baum’s book and the 1939 movie, altered to suit the show’s grittier setting.
—Emma Stefansky, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
One hundred years later, there’s probably no college football program with a bigger base of die-hard fans that have no practical connection to the school whatsoever.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Die-hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die-hard. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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