new blood
noun
: persons who are accepted into a group or organization and are expected to provide fresh ideas and vitality : fresh blood
… the social exclusivity common in this class in the early part of the century, which served to limit new blood and ideas …—
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Wong, 52, became the Asian financial hub’s fourth prime minister last year, promising continuity, new blood and to lead Singapore his own way.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The party, once bankrupt and on the verge of irrelevance in the Bay State, was supposed to be reinvented with new blood at the top and a purging of the old poison like former party chair Jim Lyons.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
The translation was bluntly honest and callously clear: The only way the SEC could build itself into a powerhouse basketball league like the ACC or the Big East would be if the old guard died off and new blood was infused into the league.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Your body responds to this need by growing new blood vessels to allow more blood to move into tissues.2
Exercise also increases nitric oxide, a gas that relaxes and dilates blood vessels and smooths the muscles.
—Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The party, once bankrupt and on the verge of irrelevance in the Bay State, was supposed to be reinvented with new blood at the top and a purging of the old poison like former party chair Jim Lyons.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
The translation was bluntly honest and callously clear: The only way the SEC could build itself into a powerhouse basketball league like the ACC or the Big East would be if the old guard died off and new blood was infused into the league.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Your body responds to this need by growing new blood vessels to allow more blood to move into tissues.2
Exercise also increases nitric oxide, a gas that relaxes and dilates blood vessels and smooths the muscles.
—Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for new blood
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“New blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20blood. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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