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
The Chiefs have won four Super Bowls, tied with blue bloods such as the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers.
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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
The matchup between the two blue bloods is highly anticipated for many reasons.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 15 Nov. 2025
Kansas and North Carolina are as blue as blue bloods can be.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
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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
The matchup between the two blue bloods is highly anticipated for many reasons.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 15 Nov. 2025
Kansas and North Carolina are as blue as blue bloods can be.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue blood
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This was the decade of Italy’s ascension onto the global style stage, following the patronage of Giovanni Battista Giorgini and the Made In Italy movement the aristocrat inspired.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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He gets passed from one custodian to another, including scientists and aristocrats, all around Europe.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 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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Jonathan Richardson the Elder apprenticed under John Riley, the court painter of English king William of Orange, and made a fine living as a portrait painter of various nobles and notables throughout the first half of the 1700s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20blood. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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