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

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He’d initially been inspired by pioneering video channels such as Every Frame a Painting, which made carefully edited, thoroughly researched deep dives into the art of moviemaking. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025 In a deep dive on Academy’s customer file by trip frequency and average basket, Matuszewski forecasts that the top 10 percent of Academy spenders are poised to grow at an outsized rate. Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025 In the process, Shackleton delivers an often hilarious, satirical deep dive into how true crime documentaries, ever so the fashion these days, operate and work their way upon audiences. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025 For a deeper dive into DeRose-Broeckert’s findings about how deer perceive scrapes and rubs, head over to NDA. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deep dive

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First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of deep dive was in 1986

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“Deep dive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep%20dive. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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