as in pedigree
of unmixed ancestry
that horse is a purebred Arabian
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Recent Examples of purebred
Hailey Roden, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2025
Beginning this August, dog owners across the U.S. are invited to submit their purebred golden retrievers for a chance to carry on the legacy of the beloved canine star.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
She and her husband, Kyle Dadson, own Dadson Farms in Paso Robles which raises and sells purebred show pigs.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2025
Her mother is a purebred great Pyrenees, and her father is a sheepadoodle.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 19 July 2025
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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
Beginning this August, dog owners across the U.S. are invited to submit their purebred golden retrievers for a chance to carry on the legacy of the beloved canine star.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
She and her husband, Kyle Dadson, own Dadson Farms in Paso Robles which raises and sells purebred show pigs.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2025
Her mother is a purebred great Pyrenees, and her father is a sheepadoodle.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purebred
thoroughbred
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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
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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
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“Purebred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purebred. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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