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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But Munn said Arizona should soon get a new national report that drills down to home insurance premium costs by ZIP code. —

Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024 His decision finally behind him, Davis drilled down on his shooting the rest of the summer, motivated by that 0-for-9 showing against Alabama. —

Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 You are drilled down creatively in the moment, shooting in the extreme heat. —

Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2024 Upon landing the role, García-Rulfo enlisted the help of academics to drill down on the book’s core themes of love, patriarchy and mortality. —

Max Gao, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drill down