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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Growth comes from valuing yourself enough to say no, renegotiating commitments honestly and choosing stability over drama when emotions run high.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Hopes had run high that the medicine might be able to help people suffering from the most common type of dementia, as it had been observed in real-world studies that diabetes patients taking semaglutide developed Alzheimer’s at a lower rate than those who didn’t.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
Tensions always run high between sports fans of rival teams on game day.
—New Atlas, 26 Dec. 2025
Having a preset way to verify safety gives you something steady to rely on when emotions run high.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Hopes had run high that the medicine might be able to help people suffering from the most common type of dementia, as it had been observed in real-world studies that diabetes patients taking semaglutide developed Alzheimer’s at a lower rate than those who didn’t.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
Tensions always run high between sports fans of rival teams on game day.
—New Atlas, 26 Dec. 2025
Having a preset way to verify safety gives you something steady to rely on when emotions run high.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Run high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20high. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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