: covering many or all important points of a subject : comprehensive, thorough
an in-depth study
in-depth news coverage
… recently launched a podcast designed to take a more in-depth look at certain topics on his show.Jamie Friedlander
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Examples of in-depth in a Sentence

an in-depth report on the issue of violence in popular entertainment
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The Kansas City Star 816-234-4431 Eric Adler, at The Star since 1985, has the luxury of writing about any topic or anyone, focusing on in-depth stories about people at both the center and on the fringes of the news. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025 Andrew Cunningham Senior Technology Reporter Andrew is a Senior Technology Reporter at Ars Technica, with a focus on consumer tech including computer hardware and in-depth reviews of operating systems like Windows and macOS. Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025 Willingham struggled in school and snuffed paint as a teenager, according to an in-depth report by The New Yorker. Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 Thomas Jefferson, the six-part documentary series that premiered on the History channel Feb. 17 and is airing over three consecutive nights, presents an in-depth portrait of the founding father with the most complicated legacy. Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in-depth

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of in-depth was in 1957

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“In-depth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-depth. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

in-depth

adjective
(ˌ)in-ˌdepth
: covering many or all important points : thorough
an in-depth investigation
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