young blood
Americannoun
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youthful people.
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fresh new ideas, practices, etc.; vigor.
noun
Etymology
Origin of young blood
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
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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
Further investigation identified seven transcription factor genes that strongly influence whether leukemia cells looked like old or young blood cells.
From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024
"I just hope that America finds some really young blood," he says.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023
“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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