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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See the full list of competitors and their partners, then press PLAY on the video above to watch Julianne Hough take a deep dive into her medical ordeal. Claire Franken, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025 So Shumavon did a deep dive into what other products were connecting with consumers. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 On Thursday, the luxury resale marketplace released the 2025 Resale Report, an annual deep dive into resale’s biggest trends and market shifts based on data from its 40 million members. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025 TikTok has turned makeup artist Erin Parsons into a beauty historian for the masses; her fascinating deep dives into the lore of products inspire a kind of nostalgic beauty renaissance. Mila Jaroniec, Allure, 3 Sep. 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 7 Sep. 2025.

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