deep dive

noun

plural deep dives
: an exhaustive investigation, study, or analysis of a question or topic
A deep dive into 2018 congressional transcripts found that female representatives spent more than twice as much time on health care in their speeches as male legislators did.Mattie Kahn
After discovering that his late father was a war hero, a son takes a deep dive into World War II and the terrors of the Nazi regime.Kirkus Reviews
What begins as a deep dive into the business practices of multilevel marketing and direct sales companies … becomes something larger, and even more rage-inducing: a story about the enviable perks of being rich and well connected in America.Pete Keeley
Yet a deep dive into the far reaches of Instagram reveals that a golden age of tattoos has arrived …Monica Kim

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Call Cramer: 1-800-743-CNBC Want to take a deep dive into Cramer’s world? Julie Coleman, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024 The end result is a kind of inverse Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, a psychological deep dive into not wanting to be a family man. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024 IndyStar politics reporters took deep dives into these questions for profiles on each of the candidates in these three races and shadowed them at campaign events around the state to help voters learn more about the people running for major offices this year. Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024 Our final deep dive into polling and other data in the seven key swing states. Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deep dive 

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of deep dive was in 1986

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“Deep dive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep%20dive. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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