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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Several downtown Chicago businesses have been boarded up as concerns run high over protests and potential unrest as the Democratic National Convention (DNC) kicks off on Monday.
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2024
Now, that’s pretty good, but California real estate prices run high.
—Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024
President Joe Biden is largely expected to be confirmed as the party’s nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris as his running mate—though that could still change in the coming weeks, as tensions continue to run high within the party over Biden’s suitability to serve another term.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 16 July 2024
Daughters knows that this is going to be dramatic, and that emotions will run high.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2024
Now, that’s pretty good, but California real estate prices run high.
—Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024
President Joe Biden is largely expected to be confirmed as the party’s nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris as his running mate—though that could still change in the coming weeks, as tensions continue to run high within the party over Biden’s suitability to serve another term.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 16 July 2024
Daughters knows that this is going to be dramatic, and that emotions will run high.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Run high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20high. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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