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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And when those divisions occur within nuclear families, the cracks run deep.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Still, the evidence of Chinese abuses is substantial, and the reasons for ignoring it run deep into ideologies about the injustices of a postcolonial world, at least among some elements of the political left.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Finding inspiration from family Crispell’s roots in gospel run deep.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2025
Hailing from a small town in Central Florida, Sanders’ musical roots run deep.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Still, the evidence of Chinese abuses is substantial, and the reasons for ignoring it run deep into ideologies about the injustices of a postcolonial world, at least among some elements of the political left.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Finding inspiration from family Crispell’s roots in gospel run deep.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2025
Hailing from a small town in Central Florida, Sanders’ musical roots run deep.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Run deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20deep. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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