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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
One in particular - in Angoville-au-Plain - still has dried blood on its pews.
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Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Kirk slumped in his chair, blood gushing from his neck.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
That moves a bit of blood flow to the area and helps rectify a slouchy posture, too.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
The driver of the Jeep consented to a blood draw, an analysis of which is still pending, according to the complaint.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Kirk slumped in his chair, blood gushing from his neck.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
That moves a bit of blood flow to the area and helps rectify a slouchy posture, too.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
The driver of the Jeep consented to a blood draw, an analysis of which is still pending, according to the complaint.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood
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The typical price of a single-family home in the United States is about $368,000, jumping roughly 13% over the past 5 years and 38% over the last decade, the ABC News data team found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, many of the lions bore only partial genetic markers of Barbary ancestry.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Safe Black SpaceSafe Black Space is the umbrella under which various services are offered to address people of African ancestry’s individual and community reactions to cultural and racial trauma.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jackson carved them up in the passing game, then sapped their souls with his scrambles.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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That much is clear from the moment Freyne and Pat Cunnane’s high-concept script (a real Black List special) first drops us into the Hyatt-like Junction where souls process what’s happened and have seven days to pick their final destinations from a variety of convention floor displays.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The original wording suggesting that Soliman faced murder charges in Iraq had been included in the government’s successful argument for keeping him in custody.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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An argument over a wristwatch led to the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old Dallas mother at Malibu Jack’s amusement park in North Richland Hills, according to new details of the murder investigation released on Tuesday.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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Grey’s son, Loren Grey, restored his father’s original ending in the novel’s 1982 Pocket Books reprint, but the vanishing mythos remains intact, with the last of the tribe wistfully following Curtis’s Navajo into the temporal graveyard of the past.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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That dire warning aside, California tribes are also suing for a preliminary injunction against Kalshi to block its prediction markets.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The result is a Gen Z-meets-mini-Nicole moment that feels like a respectful nod to her famous family lineage.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Agriodontosaurus shows us that the earliest members of the lizard lineage were far more diverse and had a much broader range of feeding strategies than previously imagined.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As the sun was setting, hundreds of North Texans — many clad in black — gathered with candles and posters in their hands and solidarity in their hearts.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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But roughly 20-30% of people who are infected develop severe symptoms, including a range of heart issues—such as heart failure, irregular heartbeat, or even death—and digestive issues—such as an enlarged esophagus or colon, which could cause problems with eating or going to the bathroom.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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In February 2025, the driver pleaded guilty to negligent vehicular homicide and drugged driving with a minor passenger – and now faces up to 10 years behind bars.—
Andrew Yockey,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Anyone with information regarding the man’s death can contact homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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