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
But unlike Mensah, those other quarterbacks all play for college football blue bloods.
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Sep. 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
The once-storied conference in 2024 lost blue bloods USC, UCLA, Oregon, Cal, Stanford and Washington, leaving only Washington State and Oregon State.
—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
Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Sep. 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
The once-storied conference in 2024 lost blue bloods USC, UCLA, Oregon, Cal, Stanford and Washington, leaving only Washington State and Oregon State.
—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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Across much of Europe until the 20th century, these cabin-like compartments would carry voyaging nobles over oceans and mountains in ‘bed carriages’ aboard ships and trains.—
Chloe Frost-Smith,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Casting black actors as Anglo-Saxon nobles is only the most in-your-face example of this problem.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The sapphires went on to become a favorite among aristocrats in 19th-century Europe and remain coveted among jewelry collectors.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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Warren hosted dinner parties in the residence, located at the base of Coit Tower, that attracted movie stars, best-selling authors, opera divas, aristocrats, photographers and composers.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Blue bloods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20bloods. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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