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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
in his mind, blood came before anything else, and he would not betray his criminal brother to the police
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as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
the language expert was certain that a young woman with such an upper-class accent had to be of royal blood
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as in soul
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
in your blood you know this business deal just isn't right
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as in murder
the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life
blood will always have blood, and so the killing never ends
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Recent Examples of blood
But when sepsis develops, the body's defensive measures spiral out of control, triggering widespread inflammation, abnormal blood clotting and leaky blood vessels.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Prolonged standing can cause blood to pool in the legs, leading to conditions such as varicose veins.
—Jack McNamara, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
The fake blood trapped between the layers bursts out at the incision point, replicating in gruesome detail the sensation of real bleeding.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
Punishment for Jordan refusing to, at a school anniversary rally, perpetuate lies about their identity and on behalf of the school that killed their friend Andre (Chance Perdomo), the cage match ends with Jordan being floated like a human blood bag by Marie.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Prolonged standing can cause blood to pool in the legs, leading to conditions such as varicose veins.
—Jack McNamara, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
The fake blood trapped between the layers bursts out at the incision point, replicating in gruesome detail the sensation of real bleeding.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
Punishment for Jordan refusing to, at a school anniversary rally, perpetuate lies about their identity and on behalf of the school that killed their friend Andre (Chance Perdomo), the cage match ends with Jordan being floated like a human blood bag by Marie.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood
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Dancers and band members from the nearby Edison School of the Arts performed at the grand opening ceremony, where Elanco launched a nutrition program to feed and educate 250 families in the Valley Neighborhood.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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To find that balance, for myself and my family, I meal-prep about once a week.—
Millie Peartree,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Oct. 2025
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It’s estimated to affect up to 7 in 100,000 people, most often of European ancestry, and appears to be less common among other groups.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Marcie was given a DNA test to find out more about her ancestry, and the results blew Landerman away.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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So my soul was a little bit crushed to be the one to have to evict her — someone who's kept me safe literally time and time again.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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But the sense of the poet that Gogo once was is absent here — and Gogo needs to be a soul worth saving.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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The series is a character study masquerading as a murder mystery.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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All of sudden, the murder rate has plummeted.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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During tribal council, the Kele Tribe told host Jeff Probst that the decision was based on keeping the tribe strong.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The trailer shows the return of Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his family, this time at war with an enemy Na’vi tribe on Pandora.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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What’s notable about the iPhone’s entry into that lineage is that … almost nobody noticed.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Once a marker of lineage and tradition, a pinky ring is now the perfect platform on which its wearer signals their personal style—a tiny stage for diamonds, stacks, or just a single, simple gold band.—
Malaika Crawford,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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Beneath a pink bow laden with rhinestones, colorful floral paper was dotted with rhinestones laid in heart and star shapes.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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At the end of 2023, the researchers compared the group with only one infection to the group with a second infection, focusing on Long COVID-like symptoms such as abdominal pain, respiratory distress, changes in taste and smell, fatigue, chest pain, myocarditis, or irregular heart beat.—
Alice Park,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The death of a 23-year-old man at Waupun Correctional Institution in March has been ruled a homicide, according to a medical examiner’s determination.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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With nearly 944,000 residents, that works out to about 12 homicides for every 100,000 people.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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