Synonyms

young blood

American

noun

youthful people.
fresh new ideas, practices, etc.; vigor.

young blood British

noun

young, fresh, or vigorous new people, ideas, attitudes, etc

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Etymology

Origin of young blood

First recorded in 1620–30

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young blood

Longevity is something that we can best achieve not as individuals taking supplements and getting transfusions of young blood, but by collectively engaging in and contributing via tax dollars to practices that promote everyone’s well-being.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2025

"If we can develop drugs that target key factors that drive young blood cell production, maybe the leukemia will just reflect old blood cell production and be easier to treat," said Hojun Li, M.D.,

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024

"They wanted to bring in young blood," added Balague.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2024

“People have just been in there for too long. They get too comfortable for being in there for too long. That’s why we need young blood like Karoline in there.”

From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2022

“A’ight, I got a few of the brothers from the church to help us out. That makes six of us. Three on each side. Put young blood in the middle. Should be smooth.”

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds

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