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

Examples of deep dive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That legal assessment involves a deep dive into your company’s existing terms of service, privacy policy statements, and other customer-facing contractual terms to determine what permissions, if any, have been obtained from a customer or user. —

IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2024 With a strongly female perspective, the film takes a deep dive into mother-daughter relations and in-vitro fertilization. —

Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 May 2024 The bleak statistics come from a deep dive into women’s medical records dating as far back as 1989, part of the Nurses Health Study II, which looks into chronic illnesses in women and examines the risk factors. —

Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024 In a deep dive into this elite crowd, the Financial Times talked to several real estate brokers who revealed that rent can range from $25,000 to $75,000 per month, though one townhouse in SoHo was rented to a tech bro for $100,000 a month—or $1.2 million a year. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 May 2024 For a deep dive on the wacky rig, check out this great video from my friend Flukemaster. —

Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 9 May 2024 Nora Ephron revolutionized the rom-com and now fans and newcomers to her work alike can get a deep dive into just how meaningful her impact on the genre has been. —

Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024 Episode 2 Palm trees Mulaney did a deep dive on the picturesque trees that line L.A.’s streets, in a monologue . —

Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024 The garden spans 55 acres of hiking trails, gardens, and terraces, offering a deep dive into the diverse flora that thrives in Arizona's hot, dry climate. —

Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2024

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