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
Charley Crockett is a pure-blooded Texan.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pure-blooded
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Years ago, Hays started a company producing charitable and corporate events, and in 2019 mounted a show for the National Precast Concrete Association at Churchill Downs, the famous thoroughbred racing facility in Louisville, Kentucky, long home to the Kentucky Derby.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Once under state ownership, Laurel Park would be reconstructed to serve as a thoroughbred training facility.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Over 5,000 invasive green iguanas have been removed across Florida counties and cities after freezing temperatures recently put the cold-blooded invasive species in a coma-like state, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said Wednesday.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Iguanas might be cold blooded, but sometimes frigid temperatures can be too much.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Pure-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pure-blooded. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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