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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Wounds still run deep and his decision to leave after guiding West Virginia to four Big East titles and a Sugar Bowl win in 2005 still didn’t sit right with some folks.
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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2025
The connections between the University of Denver hockey program and the Colorado Avalanche run deep.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
Its pacifist and antinuclear leanings run deep, as do its aversion to risk and its reservations about taking on international military responsibilities.
—Florence Gaub, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The roots of the construction labor shortage run deep.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2025
The connections between the University of Denver hockey program and the Colorado Avalanche run deep.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
Its pacifist and antinuclear leanings run deep, as do its aversion to risk and its reservations about taking on international military responsibilities.
—Florence Gaub, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The roots of the construction labor shortage run deep.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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“Run deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20deep. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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