diehards

Definition of diehardsnext
plural of diehard
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Noun
  • The teens were also said to have been involved in online groups recruiting fighters for IS militants in Syria and shared a fascination with violence and hatred against Jews, LGBTQ+ people and others, officials said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The separatists have been fighting for years to create an independent state in northern Mali, while militants aligned with Al Qaeda and the Islamic State group have been fighting the government for more than a decade.
    Wilson Mcmakin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But Everton, during that period, were little more than relegation scrappers, thanks to two significant points deductions in Dyche’s two seasons at the club.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The setting may be out of time, but speaks to the present, as the villagers’ conservatism manifests as rejection, suspicion and persecution — treating outsiders or non-conformists as an invading pathogen.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The solace and the pathos in Updike’s and Rosenberg’s work come from realizing that in many cases, conformists can’t win either.
    Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • What about those fighters grants them the respect of a great like you?
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Ukrainian estimates cited in the report say at least 3,388 foreign fighters have been killed, with some estimates suggesting one in five recruits may not survive deployment.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Diehards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diehards. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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