as in thoroughbred
of unmixed ancestry
her ancestry is full-blood Irish
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as in pureblood
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Recent Examples of full-blood
Jennifer Frederick, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
He was raised with his only full-blood brother, Lloyd.
Quincy Sr. divorced Sarah shortly after she was institutionalized and remarried a woman named Elvera, who had three children.
—Jennifer Frederick, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-blood
thoroughbred
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Brooks uses the horse’s history to illuminate the Black grooms and trainers who laid the track for thoroughbred racing in America.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
18 May 2025
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Lexington, a thoroughbred stallion of the 1850s, was the greatest racer ever.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
18 May 2025
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“Full-blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-blood. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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