- a variation of die-hard.
diehard
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Sheriff’s deputies had to force a few diehard gamblers away from their games at a casino in Commerce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"When a game is watched by diehard fans of both sides, they don't want a break after 25 minutes," Peeters adds.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
After the New York Knicks dropped Game 3 of the NBA Finals to the San Antonio Spurs, many diehard fans remained convinced the series would end in five games.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
They include rabid Ukrainian patriots, political agnostics and diehard Russophiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Its biggest tune, ‘Nessun dorma’, was incredibly popular, not just with a few diehard fans but rather with just about everyone who heard it.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Earlier this month, Mamdani dropped by the Throwing Fits show, a podcast produced by a pair of menswear diehards, where the discourse usually centers around vintage windbreakers, not transit policy.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2025
However, the better fans get to know their favorite players as personalities, the easier for the league to broaden its appeal beyond the diehards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
The fallout from England's dismal exit was loud among the diehards but outside of that?
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025
In response, some McDonald’s diehards have taken to social media to express their discontent.
From Salon ● May 23, 2024
But hiking has always been a marginal pursuit in America, and within a few years the AT was once more largely forgotten except among a few diehards and eccentrics.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
