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
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue blood
Noun
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The Dracula of Bram Stoker’s novel, a sophisticated aristocrat, remains, like his forebears, an unwelcome stranger.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Yasmin exited finance altogether, embracing her destiny as the socialite bride-to-be of blue-blooded aristocrat Henry Muck (Kit Harington).—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
6 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 13 Jan. 2026.
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