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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
The prosecution used Lee’s testimony to argue to jurors that the then 17-year-old Henning and 18-year-old Birch could have used the towel to clean themselves of blood.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Then, blood was collected and the stem cells separated from the blood cells.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
In plain terms, minoxidil opens up the blood supply around your follicles.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Urban also used a combination of fentanyl and Versed, which is known to cause patients to stop breathing and have low blood oxygen and requires careful monitoring, according to a 1990 study in the medical journal Anesthesiology.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Then, blood was collected and the stem cells separated from the blood cells.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
In plain terms, minoxidil opens up the blood supply around your follicles.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Urban also used a combination of fentanyl and Versed, which is known to cause patients to stop breathing and have low blood oxygen and requires careful monitoring, according to a 1990 study in the medical journal Anesthesiology.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood
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There is a priority placed on prevention and providing services to children and families within the home environment.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Unlike Superman, Kara was not raised by a loving human family or taught how to be a hero but is later forced to follow in her younger cousin's footsteps and become a hero.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hence a new lawsuit challenging a medical scholarship administered by the Department of Health and Human Services that bars applicants who don’t have Native Hawaiian ancestry.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the Americas, only Chile and Colombia do not grant birthright citizenship, relying instead on jus sanguinis or citizenship based on ancestry rather than place of birth.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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One Baha’i tenet, that the soul begins with the formation of the embryo, led to controversy.—
Hillel Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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After spending the better part of five years releasing songs that mined the darkest corners of his soul and his Alabama roots, A Heavy Duty Heart brings a heavy dose of hope to Farley’s collection.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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Tucker's defense attorney argued she was intoxicated during the crime, but she was found guilty of capital murder.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Bush was charged with murder, home invasion and criminal possession of a firearm.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Bringing a new perspective to campus Last summer, Tamura returned to campus, moving into a house across the street from UC Health.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Photos of the collision show the big rig with its back end on the road and its nose down the hilly yard, just feet from the house.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Beta Film has some royal lineage, with Dutch series Máxima proving popular.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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As suspicion spreads, the series follows the fractures inside a family built on lineage, property and control.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Choose a task and finish it with heart!—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The post also included a red heart.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The driver in the Philadelphia crash was later charged with DUI homicide.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The medical examiner determined Moore’s cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death to be homicide.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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