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
The New World screwworm Bessent referenced — a parasitic fly that eats cattle and other warm-blooded animals alive — has been spreading in Central America and Mexico, and prompted Washington to suspend cattle imports from Mexico in May.
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The parasitic fly lays eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
To be certain, more research is needed in other animal groups — including terrestrial animals, which can have complex external geometries such as feathers and hair, and warm-blooded, or endothermic, animals such as mammals and birds.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Oct. 2025
The flesh-eating parasite, a larva of the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, attacks warm-blooded animals, including humans.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The parasitic fly lays eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
To be certain, more research is needed in other animal groups — including terrestrial animals, which can have complex external geometries such as feathers and hair, and warm-blooded, or endothermic, animals such as mammals and birds.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Oct. 2025
The flesh-eating parasite, a larva of the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, attacks warm-blooded animals, including humans.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warm-blooded
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Kreigh Spring Welcome Porch Sign Create a warm ambience with this welcome sign that props up against your front door.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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January’s stronger-than-expected total was likely buoyed by some one-time factors (notably, weaker holiday hiring that meant fewer post-holiday layoffs, and unseasonably warm weather in the early part of the month that boosted industries like construction).—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Companies like Acorn, which specializes in British TV, and Crunchyroll, devoted to anime, had built real businesses on niches with passionate fans.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Was there one among you all that was kind of most passionate about getting this record done?—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Mar. 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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Buckley and Bale, though prodigious and fervent in their craft, don’t have much substance to work with.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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Part of what has made the speculation so fervent is the extended gap between new releases.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Adolescence — roughly ages 10 to 19, according to the World Health Organization — is the critical window for developing confidence, a stable sense of identity and emotional regulation.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Google’s latest lawsuit pushes the company to do more, such as warning users about the risks of having long emotional conversations with its chatbot.—
The Los Angeles Times,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Warm-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warm-blooded. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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