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Recent Examples of lifeblood
Protecting independent fair maps and representation should unite us all because voting is the lifeblood of our democracy.
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Janet Nguyen, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Few luxury watch executives would deny that collectors are the lifeblood of the industry.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
Could scorekeeping be draining the lifeblood of your relationship?
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The escapades of the very hot bi/pansexuals Gael (Tommy Martinez) and Malika (Zuri Adele), who is also polyamorous, really keep the lifeblood of the show circulating.
—Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 15 Sep. 2025
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Janet Nguyen, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Few luxury watch executives would deny that collectors are the lifeblood of the industry.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
Could scorekeeping be draining the lifeblood of your relationship?
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The escapades of the very hot bi/pansexuals Gael (Tommy Martinez) and Malika (Zuri Adele), who is also polyamorous, really keep the lifeblood of the show circulating.
—Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifeblood
Noun
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That’s partly because scientists know relatively little about what makes marine life sick.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Join 400,000+ life-long learners exploring and improving with the world’s biggest thinkers.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But how can this team push forward without its heart and soul?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Viewers were able to see the security camera footage of the boxer staring deep into the lens' soul and sitting motionlessly in front of it for the duration of the 14-second clip.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Directed by Sylvain White and featuring early performances from Meagan Good, Ne-Yo, and Chris Brown, the film celebrates movement as both self-expression and a path toward belonging—perfect for the spirit of Homecoming season.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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Simons didn’t let a lack of minutes early in his career ruin his spirit.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And for better or worse, practitioners have always stood at the ready, prepared to intervene when our chakras seemed blocked; when our humors seemed unbalanced; when our meridians surely became constricted; when our orgone levels were all out of whack.—
Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
10 July 2023
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And then there was orgone, discovered, or imagined, by Wilhelm Reich, the Austrian psychoanalyst and fallen Freudian.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
1 Nov. 2021
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“Lifeblood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifeblood. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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