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Recent Examples of lifeblood
These serendipitous interactions can be the lifeblood of a startup.
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Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Maxwell Bowman’s projection and video design are sharply on point, with clean and clear swipes and transitions that are the lifeblood of any live production.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Cricket’s link with social drinking is deeply entwined and can be the lifeblood of clubs at grassroots level where the clubhouse and bar are often central to the community.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Chilling moments like this are the lifeblood of The Dreamed Adventure, the moments that recall the pitiful last days of the dying communist era and the violent, mafia-style economics that whooshed in to replace them.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026
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Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Maxwell Bowman’s projection and video design are sharply on point, with clean and clear swipes and transitions that are the lifeblood of any live production.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Cricket’s link with social drinking is deeply entwined and can be the lifeblood of clubs at grassroots level where the clubhouse and bar are often central to the community.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Chilling moments like this are the lifeblood of The Dreamed Adventure, the moments that recall the pitiful last days of the dying communist era and the violent, mafia-style economics that whooshed in to replace them.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifeblood
Noun
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But now all of those have been ticked off, there is still one big dream left in his football life.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Depicting newsrooms, farms, factories and street life, the Depression‑era scenes transform the tower into a time capsule of California during the Great Depression.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Whatever conclusions investigators might reach, the loss of at least 50 souls, and the wounding of dozens more innocents, is an unbearable blow for any community.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Sencer is thrilled at this milestone, four decades after that soul-searching moment at the hatchery with his daughter.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Blending Old World charm with modern hospitality, Pella offers an inviting escape steeped in culture, history and warm community spirit.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Originally from Long Island, New York, and shaped by 20 years in southern Arizona, her work examines the intersection of wild landscapes, small-town culture, and the spirit of adventure.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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 15 Jun. 2026.
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