highs and lows
plural noun
: the good parts and bad parts
He talked about the highs and lows of his career in film.
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After welcoming her baby daughter Gigi with husband Julian in October 2024, Milans has effortlessly stepped into motherhood — and has been loving all the highs and lows that come with it.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
The tides represent the highs and lows of life.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
For Showalter, whose past work has rarely ventured this far into fear, the challenge will be sustaining a coherent tone without losing the emotional highs and lows that define Hoover as a storyteller.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
The feature sees the singer go through the highs and lows of fame including opening up about her struggles with mental health and touches on her decision to freeze her eggs for a future IVF cycle.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
Like many parents of preemies, we were thrust into a world of daily highs and lows.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
In the middle of it all were plenty of highs and lows.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 24 Apr. 2026
Fans have seen Christine, 53, and her polygamous family navigate the many highs and lows that come with their arrangement on Sister Wives.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Praise be, there are fiction writers who can capture the bodies and souls of completely normal individuals, their uniqueness, charms, highs and lows.
—The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
The tides represent the highs and lows of life.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
For Showalter, whose past work has rarely ventured this far into fear, the challenge will be sustaining a coherent tone without losing the emotional highs and lows that define Hoover as a storyteller.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
The feature sees the singer go through the highs and lows of fame including opening up about her struggles with mental health and touches on her decision to freeze her eggs for a future IVF cycle.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
Like many parents of preemies, we were thrust into a world of daily highs and lows.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
In the middle of it all were plenty of highs and lows.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 24 Apr. 2026
Fans have seen Christine, 53, and her polygamous family navigate the many highs and lows that come with their arrangement on Sister Wives.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Praise be, there are fiction writers who can capture the bodies and souls of completely normal individuals, their uniqueness, charms, highs and lows.
—The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Highs and lows.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highs%20and%20lows. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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