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 leveled field, made possible by the portal and direct university-to-athlete payments, has narrowed the gap between college football’s blue bloods and everyone else.
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
But those blue bloods are now singing the blues after falling in the quarterfinals.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 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
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
Both blue bloods find themselves in contention after reloading over the summer.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Three blue bloods — Penn State, LSU and Florida — have already ripped the Band-Aid, while others like Florida State and Auburn are amid abnormally bad multi-year stretches under their current leaders, and a switch nears for each.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
In 2020, as a franchise, the Broncos looked listless and lost — a sleeping giant resting on the laurels of orange-and-blue bloods everywhere.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
But those blue bloods are now singing the blues after falling in the quarterfinals.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 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
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
Both blue bloods find themselves in contention after reloading over the summer.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Three blue bloods — Penn State, LSU and Florida — have already ripped the Band-Aid, while others like Florida State and Auburn are amid abnormally bad multi-year stretches under their current leaders, and a switch nears for each.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
In 2020, as a franchise, the Broncos looked listless and lost — a sleeping giant resting on the laurels of orange-and-blue bloods everywhere.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue bloods
Noun
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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
Noun
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The aristocrats of France’s ancien régime did not have to pay taxes.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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For instance, dividend aristocrats have increased their dividends every year for at least 25 years.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Blue bloods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20bloods. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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