new blood

noun

: persons who are accepted into a group or organization and are expected to provide fresh ideas and vitality : fresh blood

… the social exclusivity common in this class in the early part of the century, which served to limit new blood and ideas …

—Anne H. Soukhanov

Examples of new blood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And Scott Ross, the publicist hired by the city to attract new blood to the beach, is targeting such groups as young lawyers and BMW drivers. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026

Returners hope to bring stability and expertise While there is plenty of new blood on the Tigers’ roster, the team will be anchored by returning talent that understands the Mizzou way of doing things. —Dylan Heinrich, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026

These new blood tests can be ordered by primary care physicians for symptomatic individuals and could potentially identify Alzheimer’s much earlier. —Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026

What isn't nebulous is that there's new blood coming to Trek, and that makes this the right time to relaunch yet again. —Matthew Razak, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for new blood

• lifeblood
• youngblood
• bud
• crud
• dud
• flood
• mud
• rud
• scud
• spud
• stud
• thud