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bloodhound
noun
blood·hound
ˈbləd-ˌhau̇nd 
1
: any of a breed of large powerful hounds of European origin remarkable for acuteness of smell
2
: a person keen in pursuit
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The boy’s disappearance sparked a frantic search involving local, state and federal agencies, volunteers, airboats and bloodhounds.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Wallace seems like too much of a bloodhound to not notice that her partner is a serial killer.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
The mascot is a bloodhound, known for its strong sense of smell and ability to follow scents.
—Francesca Walton, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
If the immune system is like the body’s bloodhound, tracking down invaders, then many newer vaccine technologies that target specific antigens present the bloodhound with just the pieces of the invader’s clothes that are most helpful to it.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Wallace seems like too much of a bloodhound to not notice that her partner is a serial killer.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
The mascot is a bloodhound, known for its strong sense of smell and ability to follow scents.
—Francesca Walton, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
If the immune system is like the body’s bloodhound, tracking down invaders, then many newer vaccine technologies that target specific antigens present the bloodhound with just the pieces of the invader’s clothes that are most helpful to it.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Bloodhound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodhound. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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bloodhound
noun
blood·hound
ˈbləd-ˌhau̇nd
: any of a breed of large powerful hounds with a wrinkled face and a very good sense of smell
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