pure-blooded

adjective

ˈpyu̇r-ˌblə-dəd How to pronounce pure-blooded (audio)
variants or pure-blood
Definition of pure-bloodednext
as in thoroughbred
of unmixed ancestry both dogs are pure-blooded Chesapeake Bay retrievers

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Recent Examples of pure-blooded The notion of breed really derives from the nineteenth century, from this Victorian-era idea of pure-blooded dogs that are all descended from the same foundational pair of dogs. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026 Charley Crockett is a pure-blooded Texan. — Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025 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. — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pure-blooded
  1. thoroughbred
  2. blooded
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  • Haggin’s thoroughbred namesake was trained at Rancho Del Paso en route to becoming the Golden State’s first to win the Kentucky Derby.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Mark won the Met Mile at Belmont Park—a prestigious Grade 1 race, the highest level of thoroughbred competition—with the long-shot horse, and watching his brother succeed brought a rush of emotion.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoroughbred
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  • No Country for Old Men was both commercially and critically successful, with particular praise for Javier Bardem’s performance as the cold-blooded killer Anton Chigurh.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Her struggles with mental illness, which led to a long hospitalization and visits to her home by the NYPD, led to the cold-blooded killing that rattled the entire neighborhood.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Oct. 2026
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“Pure-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pure-blooded. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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