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Recent Examples of lifeblood
Unfortunately for the state, the internet is the lifeblood of the private sector.
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Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s key because consumer spending is the lifeblood of the US economy, accounting for about two-thirds of economic output.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Data is the lifeblood of innovation, providing a foundation for assessing advances and provides fuel to support curiosity.
—Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Protecting independent fair maps and representation should unite us all because voting is the lifeblood of our democracy.
—Janet Nguyen, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
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Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s key because consumer spending is the lifeblood of the US economy, accounting for about two-thirds of economic output.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Data is the lifeblood of innovation, providing a foundation for assessing advances and provides fuel to support curiosity.
—Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Protecting independent fair maps and representation should unite us all because voting is the lifeblood of our democracy.
—Janet Nguyen, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lifeblood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifeblood
Noun
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In Forrest’s 2013 memoir Running with Monsters, the Celebrity Rehab star shared a detailed account of the final moments of Phoenix’s life.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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That’s just the reality of life at Real Madrid, and the main reason why arguably the most glamorous coaching job in club football is also one of the most difficult to succeed in.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the physical being would be transformed, and perhaps the soul, which didn’t go its separate way but was always a co-conspirator with the body.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Sourced from July’s Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM), a young adult miniseries in which an 18th-century witch braves 2020s reality to grant her cat a never-ending ninth life, trailed by Marie’s seven former souls.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In this spirit, as with Bloomsday, there are Midwinter Day marathon readings!—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The 40th release, however, marks the first time the brand has ever released a tequila—an extra añejo blend put together by a leading name in the agave spirits industry.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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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 7 Nov. 2025.
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