run high
idiom
: to be or become very strong or intense
Emotions are running high between the two teams.
Passions often run high in these debates.
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Tensions quickly run high when the families’ disparate personalities clash.
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
However, feelings run high on DEI, tied to the broader Civil Rights issue.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
In the trailer, released Tuesday, tensions run high between Jean Smart‘s seasoned comic Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder‘s comedy writer Ava.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
Emotions will run high, but the effects of this super potent lunation could take up to half a year to manifest.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
However, feelings run high on DEI, tied to the broader Civil Rights issue.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
In the trailer, released Tuesday, tensions run high between Jean Smart‘s seasoned comic Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder‘s comedy writer Ava.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
Emotions will run high, but the effects of this super potent lunation could take up to half a year to manifest.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Run high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20high. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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