variants
or pure-blood
as in thoroughbred
of unmixed ancestry
both dogs are pure-blooded Chesapeake Bay retrievers
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Recent Examples of pure-blooded
Proving one’s status as a pure-blooded Aryan unlocked access to membership in the Nazi Party, to the military and state apparatus, to a university education.
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Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023
Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pure-blooded
Adjective
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Like a thoroughbred bursting out of the Kentucky Derby starting gate, the second Trump administration has been racing full speed ahead ever since Trump was inaugurated once again as president of the United States.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Special focus will be given to African American jockeys, the evolution of thoroughbred racing in Maryland and the cultural impact of the Preakness.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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But if Kraft really wants to beat Mayor Michelle Wu, he’d get arrested just like other red blooded progressive Democrats are doing.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2025
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The man was left blooded and needed surgery to repair muscle lacerations after the incident, The Associated Press reported.—
Sara Smart,
CNN,
16 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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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
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Her mother is a purebred great Pyrenees, and her father is a sheepadoodle.—
Maryanne Dell,
Oc Register,
19 July 2025
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“Pure-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pure-blooded. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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