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
Crime here has swung high and low in the decade since Trump became a fixture on the national political scene.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Las Vegas is a city known for embracing the high and low.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2025
Here are some tips, high and low: Coffee places often upcharge for milk alternatives, but Starbucks recently changed its policy.
—Toni Sciacqua, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Both high and low levels of thyroid hormones can slow the hair growth cycles, causing thin, brittle hair that can shed and fall out.7
Insulin tells your body to move glucose (sugar) out of your bloodstream and into cells to create energy.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 4 Aug. 2025
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Las Vegas is a city known for embracing the high and low.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2025
Here are some tips, high and low: Coffee places often upcharge for milk alternatives, but Starbucks recently changed its policy.
—Toni Sciacqua, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Both high and low levels of thyroid hormones can slow the hair growth cycles, causing thin, brittle hair that can shed and fall out.7
Insulin tells your body to move glucose (sugar) out of your bloodstream and into cells to create energy.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high and low
Adverb
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Make software building available to all people everywhere.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the mid-2010s, the girlboss was everywhere.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Fail at United and the safety net of clubs willing to give you a chance is far and wide; fail again at Trabzonspor and that net shrinks to a much smaller size.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Lee and her brother William would preach far and wide to attract people to their cause (a necessity, given the lifetime celibacy requirement) and their pursuit of a utopian society free of any and all sin.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“High and low.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20and%20low. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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