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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The former is wide open; the latter is cluttered with blue bloods at the top.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
The largest is the Ratliff family, North Carolina blue bloods led by Timothy (Jason Isaacs), a business bigwig with no interest in any of the resort’s spiritual healing exercises.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Ferrari wasn’t the only blue blood to make the list.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
With Monday night’s national championship matchup featuring two of the bluest of blue bloods in Notre Dame and Ohio State, the title-game audience is also expected to be massive.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
The largest is the Ratliff family, North Carolina blue bloods led by Timothy (Jason Isaacs), a business bigwig with no interest in any of the resort’s spiritual healing exercises.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Ferrari wasn’t the only blue blood to make the list.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
With Monday night’s national championship matchup featuring two of the bluest of blue bloods in Notre Dame and Ohio State, the title-game audience is also expected to be massive.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20blood. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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