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

A lot of new blood is circulating through the bracket, as Minnich’s team recruited 40 new advertisers, including OpenAI, Popeye’s, Liberty Mutual and Anthropic. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026

By expanding the field to 12, the hope was to bring some new blood beyond just the blue bloods into the spotlight. —Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026

This transition nonetheless necessitates an infusion of new blood, especially from outside the world of finance. —Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026

Now, with new blood infused by head coach Curt Cignetti and an offense led by Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, the Hoosiers have turned the page and shattered expectations. —Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 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