: strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
die-hard fans
especially
: strongly resisting change
a die-hard conservative
diehard
noun
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the die-hard purists are never going to accept certain words, no matter who uses them
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For some die-hard devotees, the actress’s Colombian heritage disqualified her from playing the fantasy princess, described as having hair as black as ebony and skin as white as snow.
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 Mar. 2025
With the season now having hit its halfway point, with only four more episodes to go, here are some of the questions that The White Lotus' legion of die-hard fans desperately want answered.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Then, die-hard fans got up in arms about Zegler’s comments that the story would be updated for modern times, putting less emphasis on Snow White’s dreams of Prince Charming.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Even die-hard Boston homers are now admitting that Cleveland is the favorite to win the Eastern Conference.
Record: (51-10); Last week: (48-10).
—Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 Mar. 2025
With the season now having hit its halfway point, with only four more episodes to go, here are some of the questions that The White Lotus' legion of die-hard fans desperately want answered.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Then, die-hard fans got up in arms about Zegler’s comments that the story would be updated for modern times, putting less emphasis on Snow White’s dreams of Prince Charming.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Even die-hard Boston homers are now admitting that Cleveland is the favorite to win the Eastern Conference.
Record: (51-10); Last week: (48-10).
—Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for die-hard
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“Die-hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die-hard. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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