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
Hours later when the 36 skiers eventually finished, the final standings showed the impossible high and low of skiing.
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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
Prestige hierarchies can be steep, with clear differences between high and low status.
—Thomas Morgan, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
Shifting the center differential between high and low and locking it was done via an honest-to-goodness shifter, too.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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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
Prestige hierarchies can be steep, with clear differences between high and low status.
—Thomas Morgan, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
Shifting the center differential between high and low and locking it was done via an honest-to-goodness shifter, too.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high and low
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The lavish designs—velvet couches, massive headboards, opulent wallpaper, texture everywhere—were done by Jacques Garcia, famed for his lush and ultra-Parisian taste.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Longtime connection Machado gets booed everywhere.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Nutt searched far and wide for more information about them, until a chance discovery finally offered answers.—
Aubrey Violeta Gelpieryn,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The political spectrum runs far and wide, and every voice matters.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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“High and low.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20and%20low. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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