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
Many blue bloods don’t seem to be blinking as college football’s roster investment battles enter new territory.
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Sam Khan Jr., New York Times, 1 May 2025
That’s been the Cougars’ trademark and what brought them back down 64-55 in the Final Four against tournament blue bloods Duke with two minutes left to play.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
The Big Ten blue bloods here, No. 3 seed Wisconsin and No. 5 seed Michigan, flew in after slugging it out in the conference title game on Sunday.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Several players had transferred out after the sub-.500 season in 2024, including Matthew Wood, a first-round NHL draft pick and high scoring forward who went to hockey blue blood Minnesota, and goalie Arsenii Sergeev, who went to Penn State.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Sam Khan Jr., New York Times, 1 May 2025
That’s been the Cougars’ trademark and what brought them back down 64-55 in the Final Four against tournament blue bloods Duke with two minutes left to play.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
The Big Ten blue bloods here, No. 3 seed Wisconsin and No. 5 seed Michigan, flew in after slugging it out in the conference title game on Sunday.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Several players had transferred out after the sub-.500 season in 2024, including Matthew Wood, a first-round NHL draft pick and high scoring forward who went to hockey blue blood Minnesota, and goalie Arsenii Sergeev, who went to Penn State.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue blood
Noun
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To say it was highly anticipated is an understatement: crowds gathered outside the church, as did the press, eager to see the high ranking British aristocrat wed one of the country’s wealthiest women.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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The first half of S1 covered Morpheus/Dream's (Tom Sturridge) capture and long imprisonment by British aristocrat Roderick Burgess (Charles Dance) and later his son Alex (Laurie Kynaston).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2025
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Despite its remote location, the 18th-century Georgian home was a stopover for a procession of nobles, actors, and writers, like Peter O’Toole, John Steinbeck, Marlon Brando, and Montgomery Clift.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Board of Rites is tasked with making sure the ceremonies performed by the imperial nobles go off without a hitch, and its members have been dying throughout the series.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20blood. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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