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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This small museum along the Prinsengracht canal delivers a deep dive into the Himalayan origins of the bulb and the fascinating tulip mania that swept through the country during the 17th century. Chris Schalkx, AFAR Media, 14 Feb. 2025 Hot Milk, with its deep dive into family pathology, is obviously a different kind of story. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025 The big picture: As Axios' Alan Neuhauser wrote in his deep dive on the military market, the Defense Department accelerated its contracting with climate tech firms in 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine and after AI's growth took hold. Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025 That's according to the latest release of the Education Recovery Scorecard, a data-rich deep dive into student learning. Cory Turner, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025 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 19 Feb. 2025.

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