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to the core

ADJECTIVE
dyed-in-the-wool
Synonyms
WEAK
absolute complete confirmed congenital deep-down deep-dyed deep-rooted deep-seated deeply ingrained die-hard entrenched fixed full-fledged genuine hardened infixed ingrained instilled long-standing out and out thorough thoroughgoing through-and-through true unchangeable uncompromising utter well-established
ADVERB
utterly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolutely altogether completely entirely extremely fully perfectly quite thoroughly totally wholly
WEAK
all all in all exactly hook, line, and sinker in toto just plumb purely to the nth degree well
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inadequately incompletely partially partly
WEAK
uncertain

Example Sentences

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The port operator has no major asset exposure to the core Persian Gulf region, limiting any drag from the Middle East conflict, she adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Fifty years ago, the U.S. was hit by a perfect storm of negative events that shook the nation’s economic foundations to the core.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Closest to the core is hot, ionized gas, followed by cooler regions rich in molecular hydrogen.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

This gets to the core of the matter: AI is driving runaway demand for processors like those Nvidia makes, but they would be paperweights without memory, so demand there is going bananas, too.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Everything about that smile said, Lily Owens, I know you down to the core.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd