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
Whites abound throughout the larger Médoc, but Listrac-Médoc is a hard-core red wine zone, so it was considered daring to produce a white here.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
Not all posts were hard-core politics.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
And even the ethical people have differing perspectives—hard-core utilitarians focus on suffering—and then there are people like me who have more ambitious visions.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
Arrested a day earlier at his construction job site, Espinoza Martinez, still dressed in his green work T-shirt, certainly didn’t fit the profile of a hard-core gang member.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hard-core
Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
Not all posts were hard-core politics.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
And even the ethical people have differing perspectives—hard-core utilitarians focus on suffering—and then there are people like me who have more ambitious visions.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
Arrested a day earlier at his construction job site, Espinoza Martinez, still dressed in his green work T-shirt, certainly didn’t fit the profile of a hard-core gang member.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-core
Adjective
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For others, the moment carries a deeper meaning.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Return to Earth and splashdown After the lunar flyby, the crew will spend several days heading back to Earth while continuing to conduct deep-space tests, including evaluations of power systems, thermal controls, and crew operations far beyond low Earth orbit.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Even Dougie, an inveterate screwup, isn’t without hidden depths—and Anthony, a natural hype man for whoever’s around, takes his plea for emotional support seriously, quickly becoming invested in a twisty succession crisis.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Also, the industry essence of the French TV festival is co-production and Canadian producers are inveterate co-producers.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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In 2022, while working a day job in influencer management, an opportunity for Alali to fulfill her lifelong dream of having a pig came true.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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It's served as a social hub for countless community members and lifelong residents like Ann Marie Cosgrove.—
Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And while screen addiction became entrenched in many of our lives, sound healing became an alternative practice for folks looking for an escape from doomscrolling.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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For many of his supporters, however, his political ascent already represents a break from Nepal’s entrenched political order.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Whether measured in testosterone levels, bone density, lung capacity, or muscle mass, biological males carry inherent physical advantages over women.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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The physical dangers inherent in productions at this time were inseparable from the stories appearing onscreen, because simulation was more or less impossible; filmmaking was analog.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The most common animal the team found was an organism about the size of a human adult index finger that had a wormlike body and a disk that kept it rooted to the seafloor.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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There’s no need for elaborate, high-tech designs, only a sensitivity to ventilation, shade, openness, and materials that feel rooted in local life.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Hard-core.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-core. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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