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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Their roots run deep — built for seasons, not moments.
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Steve Booren, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
The personal parallels between Erivo and her character run deep.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
Matsumura was not on leave Matsumura’s connection to Esparto, the Machados and Lopez — as well as to local law enforcement and the firefighting and pyrotechnics communities interwoven in the July disaster and its aftermath — run deep.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
The city in the northeast suburbs of Pittsburgh is ground zero for Steelers Country, where passions run deep.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025
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Steve Booren, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
The personal parallels between Erivo and her character run deep.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
Matsumura was not on leave Matsumura’s connection to Esparto, the Machados and Lopez — as well as to local law enforcement and the firefighting and pyrotechnics communities interwoven in the July disaster and its aftermath — run deep.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
The city in the northeast suburbs of Pittsburgh is ground zero for Steelers Country, where passions run deep.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Run deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20deep. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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