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as in thoroughbred
of unmixed ancestry
a full-blooded American Indian
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as in tanned
having a healthy reddish skin tone
had the full-blooded complexion of a rugged outdoorsman
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as in vigorous
marked by or uttered with forcefulness
mounted a full-blooded attack on his opponent's position regarding immigration
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Recent Examples of full-blooded
Plantation owners opposed the idea and wanted to include only full-blooded Hawaiians, with the expectation that there would come a time when there would be none left, said Robin Puanani Danner, senior adviser to the Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
My mom's dad, full-blooded Italian.
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Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
At its best, Tudor’s out-of-possession approach is suffocating, a full-blooded style that excites fans and sets adrenaline pumping through the team.
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Thom Harris,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
That ancestor, his great-great-grandmother Mary Ground, was originally put down in the rolls as full-blooded Blackfeet.
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David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Farrell’s turn feels less like a full-blooded human and more like just one part of a complex equation — which is in keeping with the highly structured and allegorical nature of Allen’s film.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Every time this family gets together, the sibling dynamics are charged and brought to full-blooded life by the actors.
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Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
These will come and go; some will be brilliant, others a full-blooded assault on your critical faculties.
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Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
His mother is full-blooded Navajo, and his grandparents still live on the reservation in the Southwest.
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Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
ABC News,
3 June 2026
My mom's dad, full-blooded Italian.
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Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
At its best, Tudor’s out-of-possession approach is suffocating, a full-blooded style that excites fans and sets adrenaline pumping through the team.
—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
That ancestor, his great-great-grandmother Mary Ground, was originally put down in the rolls as full-blooded Blackfeet.
—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Farrell’s turn feels less like a full-blooded human and more like just one part of a complex equation — which is in keeping with the highly structured and allegorical nature of Allen’s film.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Every time this family gets together, the sibling dynamics are charged and brought to full-blooded life by the actors.
—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
These will come and go; some will be brilliant, others a full-blooded assault on your critical faculties.
—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
His mother is full-blooded Navajo, and his grandparents still live on the reservation in the Southwest.
—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-blooded
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Balmoral was home to both harness and thoroughbred racing in the decades since the track was purchased in 1926 as Lincoln Fields.
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The major British social event kicked off Tuesday, June 16, 2026, and features five days of thoroughbred horse racing, tradition, pomp and, of course, fashion.
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Rigid beauty standards defined Victoria’s Secret in the peak of its mid-aughts glory, with girls watching rows of extra-small, tanned models at the annual fashion show.
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The biggest is Theroux’s overly tanned and idiotic tech billionaire Benji Barnes, who is dating Emily (Emily Blunt) after recently divorcing his cool wife Sasha Barnes (Lucy Liu) and leaving her with billions.
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Pruning can encourage vigorous growth and larger flowers or control the shrub’s shape and size.
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The options reflect a vigorous debate about whether the company can live up to the initial enthusiasm.
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Thanks to a critical refueling stop in Delaware Bay, the ruddy turnstone shorebird manages to migrate thousands of miles each year to its breeding grounds in the high Arctic.
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Scotland away Scotland is set to make its first trip to the World Cup since 1998 with this ruddy pink-orange pinstripe design.
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Grey-zone tactics refer to a range of aggressive tactics that vary from navy ship patrols to drone flights, but fall short of direct combat.
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That will be decided in the coming hours, as the Heat remains in aggressive pursuit of a trade for Antetokounmpo.
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However, unlike the stormy weather that threatened to derail the UFC fight night on the White House South Lawn earlier this month, today is a balmy 80 degrees in DC, with people decked out in their finest red, white and blue summer wear.
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Purchased in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, the traditional hat was decorated with a red and green beaded flower.
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The United States advanced to the World Cup knockout round on Friday with a game to spare after an emphatic 2-0 win over Australia in front of a sellout crowd that rocked Lumen Stadium in Seattle.
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At the forefront of it all was Branch, who finished his UGA career the most emphatic way possible — hitting a home run.
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But by then Arthur has published a glowing account of his time in Widow’s Bay and tourists start flocking to the island for the summer season.
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Broncos general manager George Paton is a close friend of Fisch, and the Washington head coach gave a glowing evaluation.
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“Full-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-blooded. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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