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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While some ways of releasing steam might not always be productive, the goal is the feeling of release when emotions run high.
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Essence, 23 July 2025
As the trailer shows, tensions run high in the English countryside as Diana’s daughters prepare for her third nuptials.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 23 June 2025
Tensions have run high between different factions of the GOP conference throughout the reconciliation process.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 5 June 2025
With incidents and bad decisions, emotions have run high.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Essence, 23 July 2025
As the trailer shows, tensions run high in the English countryside as Diana’s daughters prepare for her third nuptials.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 23 June 2025
Tensions have run high between different factions of the GOP conference throughout the reconciliation process.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 5 June 2025
With incidents and bad decisions, emotions have run high.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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“Run high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20high. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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