as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
his blue-blooded in-laws and working class parents hit it off despite their different backgrounds
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Recent Examples of blue-blooded
Her blue-blooded husband is a silver fox (Hugh Grant) or an Adonis (Alexander Skarsgård).
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Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
The recruiting stars attached to a player’s name do not guarantee success any more than a coach’s blue-blooded bonafides ensure his greatness.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
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
So just more of these blue-blooded programs down there.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The official khipu experts would have been born to blue-blooded families and raised for positions of importance.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
The recruiting stars attached to a player’s name do not guarantee success any more than a coach’s blue-blooded bonafides ensure his greatness.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
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
So just more of these blue-blooded programs down there.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The official khipu experts would have been born to blue-blooded families and raised for positions of importance.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-blooded
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The poisoning of a champion stallion opens an investigation that starts to expose tensions and secrets inside an aristocratic horse breeding dynasty.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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The series begins with her and Jolyon’s wedding, and Francis certainly thinks that her six-episode season will be about ensuring her family’s ascendency into aristocratic society by finding a suitable match for her daughter June (Justine Emma Moore).—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As for that noble Iranian game, chess.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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This straightforwardly noble approach surely has some uses.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Blue-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-blooded. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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