THOROUGHBRED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈthər-ə-ˌbred

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as in pedigree

of unmixed ancestry a thoroughbred dog

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thoroughbred

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noun

as in full-blood

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Recent Examples of thoroughbred

Adjective

John Harding helped the suburb become the seat of thoroughbred horse breeding in America. —

Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2024 Young people have turned away from thoroughbred racing and the signature event, despite the presence of headlining musical acts such as Bruno Mars in 2023 and Jack Harlow in 2024. —

Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024

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Almost half a century later, and after two other thoroughbreds with the same name, Cogburn is a horse that has excelled, winning six of his last seven races. —

John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 While early-stage funding is now higher than the Bay Area, thoroughbreds face a staggering $30 billion gap in funding at the crucial scale-up stage compared to their Bay Area counterparts. —

Saul Klein, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for thoroughbred