- 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
The hometown pride runs deepest for Heidi Gardner, Saturday Night Live star and diehard Kansas City fan, who often returns home with undiminished enthusiasm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Steve Hicks said he was a Trump supporter but not a diehard.
From Slate ● May 19, 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
The diehards chase the rarities, Springsteen changes songs in and out as the spirit moves him, and there was one tour where he took requests via sign from the audience.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
That project easily lent itself to a single disc version for people who were big fans but not diehards.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2025
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
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
