as in aristocrat
a man or woman of high birth or social position
one need not be a blue blood to enjoy the amenities at the Royal Crown Hotel
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Recent Examples of blue blood
The Big Ten blue bloods here, No. 3 seed Wisconsin and No. 5 seed Michigan, flew in after slugging it out in the conference title game on Sunday.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Several players had transferred out after the sub-.500 season in 2024, including Matthew Wood, a first-round NHL draft pick and high scoring forward who went to hockey blue blood Minnesota, and goalie Arsenii Sergeev, who went to Penn State.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
The Razorbacks defeated blue blood program Kansas, then Rick Pitino’s St. John’s Red Storm by a comfortable margin.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
North Carolina will be one of the many blue blood programs that will have a shot at being the last team standing in early April.
—Ricardo Klein, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Several players had transferred out after the sub-.500 season in 2024, including Matthew Wood, a first-round NHL draft pick and high scoring forward who went to hockey blue blood Minnesota, and goalie Arsenii Sergeev, who went to Penn State.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
The Razorbacks defeated blue blood program Kansas, then Rick Pitino’s St. John’s Red Storm by a comfortable margin.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
North Carolina will be one of the many blue blood programs that will have a shot at being the last team standing in early April.
—Ricardo Klein, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue blood
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East to West Traverse of the Alps Why: Cycling across the Alps puts an athletic twist on the Grand Tour, a coming-of-age adventure across western Europe that was undertaken by young aristocrats in the 18th century.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
13 May 2025
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In 1901, an intrepid German doctor called Eugene von Holländer was approached by a Polish aristocrat looking for smoother skin.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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Despite its remote location, the 18th-century Georgian home was a stopover for a procession of nobles, actors, and writers, like Peter O’Toole, John Steinbeck, Marlon Brando, and Montgomery Clift.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Board of Rites is tasked with making sure the ceremonies performed by the imperial nobles go off without a hitch, and its members have been dying throughout the series.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20blood. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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