variants
or pure-blood
as in thoroughbred
of unmixed ancestry
both dogs are pure-blooded Chesapeake Bay retrievers
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Recent Examples of pure-blooded
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.
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Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023
Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pure-blooded
Adjective
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The horses About 20,000 thoroughbred foals are born in North America each year, Lawyer said.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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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
Adjective
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But if Kraft really wants to beat Mayor Michelle Wu, he’d get arrested just like other red blooded progressive Democrats are doing.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2025
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The man was left blooded and needed surgery to repair muscle lacerations after the incident, The Associated Press reported.—
Sara Smart,
CNN,
16 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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In 2019, Marky’s became the only company in the U.S. to receive a federal exemption to sell purebred beluga caviar, mostly because its owners had brought over the fish pre-ban.—
Kylie Williams,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2025
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All the Hamrick brothers are handsome, though in slightly different ways, like dogs born in different litters to the same purebred parents.—
David Sedaris,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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“Pure-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pure-blooded. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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