variants or pure-blood

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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. Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pure-blooded
Adjective
  • Rapace’s kit — with that long thoroughbred stride somehow made greater by the black grosgrain stripes, the velocity of it all filling that billow in the cape — cut a blistering path down the Bugonia carpet.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Fasig-Tipton Digital will handle the major reduction of Harris Farms, the thoroughbred operation of the late California breeder and owner John C. Harris, from Aug. 14-19.
    Bill Center, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Obviously Hoyer felt otherwise, which led to the cold-blooded firing of Ross and the signing of Counsell for a record $40 million over five years.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • Rover's list differs from other rankings like the one from the American Kennel Club, the world's largest registry of purebred dogs.
    Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Here's how to submit an audition Owners are encouraged to send in a photo or a 60- to 90-second video of their purebred golden retriever through a form on their website with these specifications.
    Hailey Roden, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2025

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“Pure-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pure-blooded. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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