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hardcore

/ ˈhɑːdˌkɔː /

noun

  1. a style of rock music characterized by short fast numbers with minimal melody and aggressive delivery
  2. a type of dance music with a very fast beat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Zoë Schiffer, a tech journalist and the author of Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk’s Twitter, told me that such acts would be especially appealing to Musk.

From Slate

Having gleaned details of the women's lives from their conversations, sometimes lasting over a month, he would then threaten to share the sexual images he had with friends, family or work colleagues if they did not send him further, sometimes hardcore, pornographic videos and images.

From BBC

And yet, the “before and after” of R.E.M.’s career became for its hardcore fans a cautionary tale about a band gaining the world and losing its soul — a charge that Carlin regards as grossly unfair and misguided.

Some, his hardcore base, agree with everything the former president says right down to the coarsest insults.

Her problem is that until five minutes ago, she was widely regarded as aligned with the hardcore Democratic base; Biden at least seemed like a moderate Democrat.

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