as in thoroughbred
of unmixed ancestry
that horse is a purebred Arabian
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as in full-blood
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Recent Examples of purebred
Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Mars used the inheritance to raise purebred Hereford cattle and to buy a stockyard.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Lawmakers later strengthened the law to forbid all retail dog sales after finding dubious rescues began selling purebred and designer puppies to pet stores.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
There are far fewer breeds of cats than dogs, and fewer purebred cats were represented in our study compared with dogs.
—Judith Stella, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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There is some evidence that suggests mixed-breed dogs live longer than purebred dogs, according to a 2019 study, but the difference in lifespan decreases if the mixed-breed dogs are bigger.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Mars used the inheritance to raise purebred Hereford cattle and to buy a stockyard.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Lawmakers later strengthened the law to forbid all retail dog sales after finding dubious rescues began selling purebred and designer puppies to pet stores.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
There are far fewer breeds of cats than dogs, and fewer purebred cats were represented in our study compared with dogs.
—Judith Stella, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Purebred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purebred. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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