drill into
verb
drilled into; drilling into; drills into
: to force (something) to be learned very well by (someone) by repeating it again and again
Our teacher drilled the lesson into our heads.
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The chatbot starts with questions about a final group project and drills into details based on each student’s answers.
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Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The bold plan Compared to offshore wind farms drilled into the seabed, floating wind farms use buoyant platforms that float on the water’s surface, secured by a complex system of mooring lines and anchors.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Scientists have studied giant octopus relatives that roamed when dinosaurs were around, and researched some small octopuses that drilled into clams.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The chatbot starts with questions about a final group project and drills into details based on each student’s answers.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The bold plan Compared to offshore wind farms drilled into the seabed, floating wind farms use buoyant platforms that float on the water’s surface, secured by a complex system of mooring lines and anchors.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Scientists have studied giant octopus relatives that roamed when dinosaurs were around, and researched some small octopuses that drilled into clams.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The chatbot starts with questions about a final group project and drills into details based on each student’s answers.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Drill into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20into. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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