run deep
idiom
: to be felt very strongly
Fear runs deep in this small town.
Her love for her family runs deep.
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Understanding one’s purpose in life, mental health, loneliness, healing from past traumas, and teamwork are all themes that run deep throughout Thunderbolts*.
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Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 30 Apr. 2025
Hostility has run deep since Russia invaded and illegally annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The ties between the suits and the sideline do run deep.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The opportunities to learn run deep in their family.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 30 Apr. 2025
Hostility has run deep since Russia invaded and illegally annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The ties between the suits and the sideline do run deep.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The opportunities to learn run deep in their family.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Run deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20deep. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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