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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Distrust and tensions between prosecutors and Trump's legal team have run high as Smith's dueling investigations into the former president continue. —Robert Legare, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2023

Girls and Their Horses $27 at Amazon Tensions have always run high in the elite (and usually, rich) equestrian world. —Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Feb. 2023

But with so much water already in the system, many rivers will continue to run high even after the rain ends. —Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023

With so many people living in the same house, tensions run high. —Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022

The controversy comes as tensions run high over misinformation claims heading into next month important midterm elections in the United States, which could see the Republicans retake control over both houses of Congress. —Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2022

Twitter's tensions with India have run high as civil rights experts have said the country has increased digital authoritarianism amid the pandemic. —Brian Fung, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022

If August’s inflation numbers run high, that – along with Friday’s phenomenal employment data – could hint toward a 75-basis point rate hike next month. —Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022

But emotions run high when her longtime friend — and recent hook-up — joins the group at the lake house. —Rodney Ho, ajc, 27 May 2022

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