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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The White Stripes will take a deep dive into their 2005 album Get Behind Me Satan with a deluxe package available only via their subscription vinyl service the Vault. Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025 The axing of an NFL coach or general manager often leads to deep dives into the transgressions that warranted their dismissals. Mike Jones, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 Call Cramer: 1-800-743-CNBC Want to take a deep dive into Cramer's world? Julie Coleman, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025 Editor’s picks Working from a script by Mozart in the Jungle and The Good Place writer Kate Gersten, Coppola fashions this tale of lives lived in quiet desperation less as a deep dive into what makes Shelly tick and way more as a showcase for her leading lady. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 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 15 Jan. 2025.

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