as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
his blue-blooded in-laws and working class parents hit it off despite their different backgrounds
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Recent Examples of blue-blooded
Her blue-blooded husband is a silver fox (Hugh Grant) or an Adonis (Alexander Skarsgård).
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Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
The recruiting stars attached to a player’s name do not guarantee success any more than a coach’s blue-blooded bonafides ensure his greatness.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Yasmin exited finance altogether, embracing her destiny as the socialite bride-to-be of blue-blooded aristocrat Henry Muck (Kit Harington).
—Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
So just more of these blue-blooded programs down there.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The official khipu experts would have been born to blue-blooded families and raised for positions of importance.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
The recruiting stars attached to a player’s name do not guarantee success any more than a coach’s blue-blooded bonafides ensure his greatness.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Yasmin exited finance altogether, embracing her destiny as the socialite bride-to-be of blue-blooded aristocrat Henry Muck (Kit Harington).
—Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
So just more of these blue-blooded programs down there.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The official khipu experts would have been born to blue-blooded families and raised for positions of importance.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-blooded
Adjective
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News articles and photos of the casual picnic enamored Americans, transforming their view of the royals as rigid and aristocratic to more down-to-earth.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Set the scene The streets of Forte—as insiders call it—are a maze of tall box hedges and gates that shelter private villas built for wealthy and aristocratic Italian families.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The people behind Fire in the Mountains have teamed with the Firekeeper Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to suicide prevention and mental wellness for the Blackfeet Nation community, making the festival’s raison d’être feel more noble than your standard summer shindig.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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That’s the noble and righteous and the principled path sports should walk.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Blue-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-blooded. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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