as in warm
having or expressing great depth of feeling
a warm-blooded defense of everyone's right to free speech
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Recent Examples of warm-blooded
Coliform bacteria is an intestinal bacteria found in warm-blooded mammals that can grow from fecal bacteria and cause illness in people, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Some of the ocean’s most powerful predators are warm-blooded creatures that burn nearly four times more energy than their cold-blooded counterparts.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
Although most fish species are cold-blooded, one especially contrarian species, the opah (Lampris guttatus), is warm-blooded.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
That April, the Nazi government banned the slaughter of warm-blooded animals without stunning.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Some of the ocean’s most powerful predators are warm-blooded creatures that burn nearly four times more energy than their cold-blooded counterparts.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
Although most fish species are cold-blooded, one especially contrarian species, the opah (Lampris guttatus), is warm-blooded.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
That April, the Nazi government banned the slaughter of warm-blooded animals without stunning.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warm-blooded
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Chris and Clare have written an incredibly funny and warm screenplay and Avgousta’s vision and experience promise to make this an enduring festive film.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Ly notes these are often warm, high-friction areas with dense apocrine glands.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 May 2026
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Louisiana fans are passionate and have built a dynamic community.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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The tone of his voice grows more passionate.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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At Fox, Collier became known for his passional embrace of blockchain, NFTs and the whole Web3 space.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2022
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Passionate flamenco, a fervent soccer culture, and a 24,000-seat bullring are woven into Madrid’s rich cultural tapestry.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
5 May 2026
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The race to build data centers and deploy more complex AI systems that can complete tasks with limited oversight, known as agentic AI, has ignited fervent demand for central processing units, or CPUs.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Language development, emotional regulation, problem-solving, and relationship-building all begin before age three.—
Tina Dello Russo,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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The set was an emotional roller coaster with four deuces and eight service errors by the Highlanders.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Warm-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warm-blooded. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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