as in aristocrat
a man or woman of high birth or social position
one need not be a blue blood to enjoy the amenities at the Royal Crown Hotel
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Recent Examples of blue blood
Their blue blood literally determines the quality of life-saving medicines.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
But Saturday’s win over a blue blood was a big step to help SMU build a resume worthy of an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time in nine years.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
The Chiefs have won four Super Bowls, tied with blue bloods such as the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
In Cherry Creek’s eighth straight title appearance, the Greenwood Village blue blood won its 15th title, and gave head coach Dave Logan his 13th crown.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
But Saturday’s win over a blue blood was a big step to help SMU build a resume worthy of an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time in nine years.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
The Chiefs have won four Super Bowls, tied with blue bloods such as the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
In Cherry Creek’s eighth straight title appearance, the Greenwood Village blue blood won its 15th title, and gave head coach Dave Logan his 13th crown.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue blood
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On Noah junior had settled the lighter skin, pencil-line lips, and delicately bridged nose of his father, while Jesse's nose was soft as gingerbread, his eyes bulgy, his head big, and too much of his lower lip turned over to hope he'd ever be taken for a black aristocrat.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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Other historians, as well as the International Olympic Committee, credit French aristocrat Pierre de Coubertin with proposing the revival in 1894.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2026
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Published in 1842, Poe’s story follows Prince Prospero, who retreats with a group of nobles into a fortified abbey as a deadly plague ravages the countryside.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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VIPs included Princesse Lamballe of Italy and the Polignacs, a family of French nobles, including her bestie, the Duchesse de Polignac, along with an attractive buffet of artists, musicians, and actors.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20blood. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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