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
Mattie KahnAfter 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
Kirkus ReviewsWhat 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
Pete KeeleyYet a deep dive into the far reaches of Instagram reveals that a golden age of tattoos has arrived …—Monica Kim
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Lady Gaga sat down with Stephen Colbert for a deep dive on her career, her earliest days performing in New York City, her desire to start a family, and her perfect bagel order on The Late Show.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
This kind of deep dive into the actual system a team deploys has been rare in coverage of this team in the past.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
This study, which was published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, was the most thorough deep dive into the biology of supercentenarians (people over 110 years), according to Esteller.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Hailey Bieber loves an archival deep dive.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
This kind of deep dive into the actual system a team deploys has been rare in coverage of this team in the past.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
This study, which was published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, was the most thorough deep dive into the biology of supercentenarians (people over 110 years), according to Esteller.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Hailey Bieber loves an archival deep dive.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deep dive
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“Deep dive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep%20dive. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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