high and low

Definition of high and lownext
as in everywhere
in every place or in all places I've been looking high and low for my glasses

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Recent Examples of high and low House Majority Leader Scott Odenbach, R-Spearfish, has a bill moving through the Legislature that would use the eight-year market average, throwing out the high and low numbers, to set taxable values for individual properties with a goal of moderating spikes in valuations and taxes. Meghan O'Brien, States Newsroom, 27 Feb. 2026 The whinny is an unusual combination of both high and low-pitched sounds — like a cross between a grunt and a squeal — that come out at the same time. Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 Hours later when the 36 skiers eventually finished, the final standings showed the impossible high and low of skiing. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026 Sandoval, again taking leading-lady duties, plays Dahlia, a cop reporting to Bernal (Dennis Marasigan), a shady police chief with friends in both high and low places in Manila, a city still under martial law in 1979. Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high and low
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Adverb
  • Tensions over slavery were then ratcheting up everywhere.
    Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Now fashion is everywhere and belongs to everyone.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Adverb
  • Before long, applications for memberships were coming in from far and wide – players, Coyne says, who would likely never set foot on his greens.
    Lee Cowan, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • While the event’s perspective on design changes each year, the one constant is the style of those who travel far and wide to attend.
    Pernille Teisbaek, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026

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“High and low.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20and%20low. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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