variants or pure-blood
Definition of pure-bloodednext
as in thoroughbred
of unmixed ancestry both dogs are pure-blooded Chesapeake Bay retrievers

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Recent Examples of pure-blooded The notion of breed really derives from the nineteenth century, from this Victorian-era idea of pure-blooded dogs that are all descended from the same foundational pair of dogs. Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026 Charley Crockett is a pure-blooded Texan. Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025 Proving one’s status as a pure-blooded Aryan unlocked access to membership in the Nazi Party, to the military and state apparatus, to a university education. Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023
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Adjective
  • The highs — and lows — of the historic thoroughbred course in Arlington Heights as the Chicago Bears take steps to build a brand new stadium on the site.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The mobile bar is a converted two-horse thoroughbred horse trailer that her father helped convert, installing sinks, bar tops, a fridge.
    Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • But the parasites in the sequel are much more than some acid-blooded jack-in-a-box.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
  • Like all snakes, copperheads are cold blooded.
    Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026

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“Pure-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pure-blooded. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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