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
The largest is the Ratliff family, North Carolina blue bloods led by Timothy (Jason Isaacs), a business bigwig with no interest in any of the resort’s spiritual healing exercises.
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Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Ferrari wasn’t the only blue blood to make the list.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
The former is wide open; the latter is cluttered with blue bloods at the top.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
With Monday night’s national championship matchup featuring two of the bluest of blue bloods in Notre Dame and Ohio State, the title-game audience is also expected to be massive.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Ferrari wasn’t the only blue blood to make the list.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
The former is wide open; the latter is cluttered with blue bloods at the top.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
With Monday night’s national championship matchup featuring two of the bluest of blue bloods in Notre Dame and Ohio State, the title-game audience is also expected to be massive.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue blood
Noun
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The legend goes that the Virgin Mary came to both Pope Liberius and an Italian aristocrat asking for the church to be constructed in her honor in a place that would be miraculously revealed.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann Knightley played Elizabeth Swann, an aristocrat who is rescued by Sparrow and Turner after being kidnapped by rival pirates.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Carolingian Empire was indeed in crisis: Elite leaders denounced each other, the economy was shaky, famine stalked the land, nobles plotted coups against the emperor, and armies were on the march.—
Matthew Gabriele,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Dec. 2024
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Among the intransigent nobles is Gawain’s own father, and Gawain sides with Arthur to defeat him.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20blood. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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