deep dive

noun

plural deep dives

: an exhaustive investigation, study, or analysis of a question or topic

Researchers … have taken a deep dive into the seismic activity that has shaken the Permian Basin in recent years.

—Midland (Texas) Reporter-Telegram

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

In Season 1, the publication of Lee’s latest exposé – a deep dive into the powerful Washberg family – is immediately followed by the suspicious suicide of Dale Washberg (Tim Blake Nelson), and Lee knows he’s stumbled onto something big. —Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026

Check out our Sea Camp series and our limited run Sea Camp newsletter, featuring deep dives into research, cute critters and games! —Berly McCoy, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026

Styles’s music does not require such a meticulous deep dive. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026

For a deeper dive into early American history, the Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site offers a look at Revolutionary-era life along the Hudson. —Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for deep dive

• alive
• archive
• arrive
• beehive
• connive
• contrive
• deprive
• derive
• revive
• survive
• drive
• five