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Recent Examples of full-blooded The academy graduate has endeared himself to supporters with his full-blooded approach. James Pearce, New York Times, 17 May 2025 The second half of Villeneuve’s saga fulfills the promise of the first, turning the set-up of the 2021 film into a full-blooded action tale of a new messiah. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 5 May 2025 From her sharp scolding of a student nurse to her own tears of self-recrimination, Floria is a full-blooded and beautifully etched character and, yes, a heroine. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025 For a player who, by his own admission, had given full-blooded, heart-and-soul commitment to the game of basketball, a future beyond the hardwood seemed unthinkable but inevitable. George Ramsay, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025 Thus, Condon’s film is both a gritty prison drama and a full-blooded Technicolor musical. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025 The director brings all his skill as a popular entertainer to the story, which flashes back from Watergate to take in the scope of Nixon’s whole life, and Anthony Hopkins matches the filmmaker’s verve with a blustery, full-blooded performance that makes fine use of the actor’s theatrical skills. Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025 The second half of Villeneuve’s saga fulfills the promise of the first, turning the set-up of the 2021 film into a full-blooded action tale of a new messiah. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025 From her sharp scolding of a student nurse to her own tears of self-recrimination, Floria is a full-blooded and beautifully etched character and, yes, a heroine. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-blooded
Adjective
  • 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
  • Lexington, a thoroughbred stallion of the 1850s, was the greatest racer ever.
    The Know, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • That piece, and the book that would follow, has become a staple of environmental humanities classes for decades and still stirs vigorous classroom debate today.
    Daegan Miller June 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
  • Media reports that Saudi Arabia will lift its decades-old ban on alcohol in select tourist zones have prompted the flare-up of a vigorous online debate in the conservative kingdom, with some voices in support and others in strong opposition.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • For a star, which can emit light at essentially all colors, this means sometimes its red light is bent toward you and blue is bent away, so the star appears ruddy.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2025
  • Just after midnight early Friday, March 14, the moon cuts across part of Earth’s ruddy shadow.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Addressing the Obvious Critiques Yes, 3–4% real growth is aggressive.
    Don Muir, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • After the aggressive animal showed no signs of leaving, the woman’s boyfriend fatally shot it, officials said.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.
    Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • When asked if the current staffing shortages would affect the accuracy of storm forecast models, Graham was emphatic.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
  • The lasting image from that series was Roy Hibbert’s emphatic block on Carmelo Anthony with 5:03 left in Game 6.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Eric Murphy, 35, proposed to Jasmin Lawrence, 29, last November in a small event with high production values: myriad candles, romantic lighting, flower petals covering the floor and a glowing orange heart as a backdrop.
    Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
  • Gleeson says Krasinski and Carell's support — and their glowing reports of their own experiences working on The Office — made accepting the role that much more affirming.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 25 May 2025
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  • Yet the Brazilian proceeded to show how Pereira’s faith was misplaced, first with a stroppy performance at Chelsea that prompted his head coach to publicly criticise his body language and then with his second violent meltdown of the season, against Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez in the FA Cup.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • Police Chief Neil Noakes spent two decades in uniform, working to reduce violent crimes, support officers’ mental wellness, and strengthen trust in Fort Worth.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025

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“Full-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-blooded. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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