drill down
verb
drilled down; drilling down; drills down
: 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
Jonathan ChaitAlthough 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
M. Ray PerrymanBut 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
Irv RandolphMatches are based on a lengthy questionnaire that drills down the specifics of your dating preferences and personality.—Dorothy Pitti
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Lawmakers will consider overall K-12 spending and drill down on funding for the gifted and talented program and summer school.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Users can also drill down further to see the total number of outages by state, county and company.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The full moon on May 12 is a time to take these sparkly new dreams and drill down into the smaller and less glamorous details.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
In the series, Corgan drills down on the history of legendary rockers Kiss with bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons while Sharon Osbourne illuminates the fascinating differences between the music business and the music industry.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Arika Herron, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Users can also drill down further to see the total number of outages by state, county and company.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The full moon on May 12 is a time to take these sparkly new dreams and drill down into the smaller and less glamorous details.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
In the series, Corgan drills down on the history of legendary rockers Kiss with bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons while Sharon Osbourne illuminates the fascinating differences between the music business and the music industry.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drill down
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“Drill down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20down. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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