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
Kentucky and Mississippi State haven’t exactly been blue bloods in the 21st century, so the lower recruiting rankings might not be as surprising.
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Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
This is about a winnable home game against LSU, and adding another SEC blue blood to the growing list of teams Vandy, under coach Clark Lea, has beaten (Alabama, Auburn, Florida).
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
But even though Texas and Ohio State are set to play three times in a 511-day span, not much history exists between these blue bloods.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Both have learned that being considered a blue blood doesn’t put extra points on the scoreboard.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
This is about a winnable home game against LSU, and adding another SEC blue blood to the growing list of teams Vandy, under coach Clark Lea, has beaten (Alabama, Auburn, Florida).
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
But even though Texas and Ohio State are set to play three times in a 511-day span, not much history exists between these blue bloods.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Both have learned that being considered a blue blood doesn’t put extra points on the scoreboard.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue blood
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On the series, Galligan portrays Lady Olivia Hedges-White, a real-life aristocrat from a once-prominent family.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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She's inspired by a real aristocrat and is the Guinness sibling's cousin.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Or Florian Geyer, a noble who also led peasant armies and was finally knifed by an assassin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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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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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20blood. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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