drill down

verb

drilled down; drilling down; drills down

transitive + intransitive

: to thoroughly consider or analyze : examine

If you drill down into his platform, it's mostly the same stuff Democrats support, but more of it …—

Jonathan Chait

Although drilling down into all of the complications of the 2007 to 2009 economic and financial crisis is a task requiring more verbosity than a column permits, a quick rundown for context is worthwhile.—

M. Ray Perryman

But we don't have much data that drills down on the voting preferences of people in specific jobs, to distinguish between, say, dishwashers and factory workers.—

Irv Randolph

Matches are based on a lengthy questionnaire that drills down the specifics of your dating preferences and personality.—

Dorothy Pitti

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By drilling down into the details to uncover which one best fits your unique needs. —

Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024 But since nobody's ever drilled down that far, science hasn't been able to say whether the rock down there can crack and let water through. —

David Szondy, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024 Individual analysis should drill down more deeply and include the country factor. —

Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 Scientists there eventually managed to drill down more than ten thousand feet. —

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drill down