as in nobles
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 bloods
The once-storied conference in 2024 lost blue bloods USC, UCLA, Oregon, Cal, Stanford and Washington, leaving only Washington State and Oregon State.
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Kentucky and Mississippi State haven’t exactly been blue bloods in the 21st century, so the lower recruiting rankings might not be as surprising.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Kentucky and Mississippi State haven’t exactly been blue bloods in the 21st century, so the lower recruiting rankings might not be as surprising.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue bloods
Noun
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Teenage girls, chosen by local nobles, were sent away to live in seclusion at the aqllawasai to weave cloth, brew chicha, and prepare food for ritual feasts.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
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Their common ancestors were Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, and his wife Katherine Stafford, English nobles of the 14th century.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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This elegant, hillside suburb has long attracted artists and aristocrats who built grand villas with sweeping views and filled them with art, books and furnishings.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Would England’s aristocrats vote to cut the Premier League?—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Blue bloods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20bloods. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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