as in pure-blood
of unmixed ancestry
her ancestry is full-blood Irish
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as in thoroughbred
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Recent Examples of full-blood
Jennifer Frederick, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
He was raised with his only full-blood brother, Lloyd.
Quincy Sr. divorced Sarah shortly after she was institutionalized and remarried a woman named Elvera, who had three children.
—Jennifer Frederick, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-blood
thoroughbred
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The Regulatory Division has day to day oversight of 5,200 tobacco permits, 6,500 alcohol permits, more than 50 medical marijuana permits, the state's three casinos, and live thoroughbred racing.—
Michael R. Wickline,
Arkansas Online,
24 June 2025
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Brooks uses the horse’s history to illuminate the Black grooms and trainers who laid the track for thoroughbred racing in America.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
18 May 2025
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“Full-blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-blood. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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