as in everywhere
in every place or in all places
I've been looking high and low for my glasses
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Recent Examples of high and low
Hours later when the 36 skiers eventually finished, the final standings showed the impossible high and low of skiing.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Sandoval, again taking leading-lady duties, plays Dahlia, a cop reporting to Bernal (Dennis Marasigan), a shady police chief with friends in both high and low places in Manila, a city still under martial law in 1979.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
Prestige hierarchies can be steep, with clear differences between high and low status.
—Thomas Morgan, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
Shifting the center differential between high and low and locking it was done via an honest-to-goodness shifter, too.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Sandoval, again taking leading-lady duties, plays Dahlia, a cop reporting to Bernal (Dennis Marasigan), a shady police chief with friends in both high and low places in Manila, a city still under martial law in 1979.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
Prestige hierarchies can be steep, with clear differences between high and low status.
—Thomas Morgan, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
Shifting the center differential between high and low and locking it was done via an honest-to-goodness shifter, too.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high and low
Adverb
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Wet or snowy roads may remain slick as temperatures fall below freezing everywhere.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Brooks makes performance running gear for runners everywhere.—
Lisa Jhung,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Fortunately, the idea behind the central limit theorem — the power and reliability of averages — has been used far and wide to extend the power of statistics.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Mar. 2026
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The circuit racing has made the race’s finale more unpredictable, and the hospitality tickets are almost always sold out, with word having spread far and wide about the festive day out.—
Chris Marshall-Bell,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“High and low.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20and%20low. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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