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 flesh-eating parasite, a larva of the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, attacks warm-blooded animals, including humans.
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Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Screwworms—or technically New World Screwworms (NWS)—are parasitic flies that spawn hundreds of ravenous larvae in the wounds and orifices of a wide range of warm-blooded animals.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
The females can lay eggs in any warm-blooded animal, which then hatch, unleashing hundreds of screwworm larvae, so-called because of their sharp mouths and their burrowing being compared to the motion of a screw.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Screwworms are the larvae of the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax, which lays up to 300 of them at a time inside open wounds or tender parts, such as the mouth, of warm-blooded animals.
—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2025
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Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Screwworms—or technically New World Screwworms (NWS)—are parasitic flies that spawn hundreds of ravenous larvae in the wounds and orifices of a wide range of warm-blooded animals.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
The females can lay eggs in any warm-blooded animal, which then hatch, unleashing hundreds of screwworm larvae, so-called because of their sharp mouths and their burrowing being compared to the motion of a screw.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Screwworms are the larvae of the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax, which lays up to 300 of them at a time inside open wounds or tender parts, such as the mouth, of warm-blooded animals.
—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warm-blooded
Adjective
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Writing a novel is a solitary experience but not writing one is even more so, without the occasional call from an editor or marketing person to keep me warm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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An hour in McIntyre’s company is a warm, convivial whirlwind of enthusiasm, jokes and anecdotes.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Instructor Peggie Moore is passionate about working with students of every age, size, shape and ability.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Kubota is passionate about water, food and the environment.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Even the most fervent Costco fans might not know that the retailer allows customers to trade in devices for store credit.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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It’s amassed fervent praise from shoppers, many of whom swear their hands look significantly younger since incorporating the product into their routine.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
17 Jan. 2026
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Ethan has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a condition that can make emotional regulation especially challenging.—
Mayo Clinic News Network,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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At her father's sentencing in July 2025, Rhianna Stephens made an emotional appeal for leniency.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Warm-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warm-blooded. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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