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Recent Examples of lifeblood
Unfortunately for the state, the internet is the lifeblood of the private sector.
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Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s key because consumer spending is the lifeblood of the US economy, accounting for about two-thirds of economic output.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Data is the lifeblood of innovation, providing a foundation for assessing advances and provides fuel to support curiosity.
—Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Protecting independent fair maps and representation should unite us all because voting is the lifeblood of our democracy.
—Janet Nguyen, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
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Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s key because consumer spending is the lifeblood of the US economy, accounting for about two-thirds of economic output.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Data is the lifeblood of innovation, providing a foundation for assessing advances and provides fuel to support curiosity.
—Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Protecting independent fair maps and representation should unite us all because voting is the lifeblood of our democracy.
—Janet Nguyen, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifeblood
Noun
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The breakthrough could redefine the future of virtual and augmented reality by creating visuals that look identical to real life.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Rinderknecht is accused of starting the January blaze known as the Palisades Fires, which ultimately went on to claim the lives of 12 people and burn over 23,000 acres, according to a report from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pat McGrath is so etched in my soul, my heart, and my vision for what is considered beauty and glamour.—
Tracee Ellis Ross,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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The team won the sweepstakes for superstar free agent Juan Soto by offering a record-setting contract, and while Soto performed well, the Mets missed the playoffs and have some real soul searching to do.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For bones, spirits, and some menacing dolls, here’s where to go for a fright.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The spirit has strong notes of star anise and caraway, with a range of holiday spices.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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And for better or worse, practitioners have always stood at the ready, prepared to intervene when our chakras seemed blocked; when our humors seemed unbalanced; when our meridians surely became constricted; when our orgone levels were all out of whack.—
Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
10 July 2023
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And then there was orgone, discovered, or imagined, by Wilhelm Reich, the Austrian psychoanalyst and fallen Freudian.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
1 Nov. 2021
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“Lifeblood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifeblood. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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