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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
in his mind, blood came before anything else, and he would not betray his criminal brother to the police
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as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
the language expert was certain that a young woman with such an upper-class accent had to be of royal blood
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as in soul
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
in your blood you know this business deal just isn't right
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as in murder
the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life
blood will always have blood, and so the killing never ends
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Recent Examples of blood
Suggs looked down to see that his arm had been gashed open and was dripping blood.
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Josh Robbins, New York Times, 1 May 2026
But the science is far from settled on what blood type mosquitoes are most attracted to.
—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Too much sugar in the blood puts heavy strain on the kidneys, which try to reabsorb glucose into the bloodstream.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
At the center of the shop is an abstract rendering of a Dragon’s Blood Tree, a plant native to Yemen’s Socotra Island known for its mushroom-like canopy and dark red, blood-like sap.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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Josh Robbins, New York Times, 1 May 2026
But the science is far from settled on what blood type mosquitoes are most attracted to.
—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Too much sugar in the blood puts heavy strain on the kidneys, which try to reabsorb glucose into the bloodstream.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
At the center of the shop is an abstract rendering of a Dragon’s Blood Tree, a plant native to Yemen’s Socotra Island known for its mushroom-like canopy and dark red, blood-like sap.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood
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Aspen Wooten, a talented tennis prodigy who moved from Memphis to Lake Nona with her family as a ninth grader, had accomplished just about everything available in her four-year high school career — including winning more than 100 matches.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Knowing that my picture, whether flattering or not, is going to be posted (or shared with our family) is extremely daunting.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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In this collection of personal essays, keim explores estrangement from family in parallel to estrangement from land and ancestry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cantens, who is American of Cuban ancestry, is fluent in English and Spanish.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Both spring from some primordial, paradoxical desire to see oneself and to lose oneself — to be acknowledged by the vast universe as something singular with meaning and purpose, and also to merge with that vastness, to overflow the constraints of one tiny body, one narrow soul.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Pajak’s Sam must drive home the lesson that the real vampires are those creatures who try to steal your true soul — your individuality.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Paul Casteleiro, John Kogut's former defense attorney, fears that Bilodeau's lawyers will put the blame on the three men who were cleared of the murder two decades ago.—
Mary Murphy,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Four people were wounded early Sunday in a shooting at a troubled Queens nightclub with a history of violence and murder.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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How Washington behaves vis-à-vis those deposits influences the process and reconfigures the balance within the Shia house.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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That high mark owes much to the city’s Ribeira district, which is home to picturesque houses with red terracotta roofs clustered along the Douro River.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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The lineage begins well before him.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Shaped by our lineage, our hair is undeniably beautiful.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Kristin Arielle Oliver passed away in June 2020 at the age of 31 after battling a rare heart cancer that required many blood transfusions.—
Francine Knowles,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The centrality of the extra-long flyback chronograph seconds hand (in a straw-yellow color) nods to his belief that the watch is, at heart, an instrument.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2026
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Jackson's death was later declared a homicide at the hands of Murray, who administered the fatal dose of Propofol.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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More than two decades after a North Carolina teen died in what was considered a hit-and-run, investigators now say a police officer has been identified as a person of interest in the homicide case.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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