: covering many or all important points of a subject : comprehensive, thorough
an in-depth study
in-depth news coverage
… recently launched a podcast designed to take a more in-depth look at certain topics on his show.Jamie Friedlander
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Examples of in-depth in a Sentence

an in-depth report on the issue of violence in popular entertainment
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Each episode features an in-depth interview with a fiction, non-fiction, essay, or poetry writer. Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025 The in-depth interviews included questions about how people had responded to loan requests from family and friends. JSTOR Daily, 27 Oct. 2025 Tracking top Wall Street analysts can help investors pick some attractive stocks, as the recommendations of these experts are based on in-depth analysis of a company’s business fundamentals, opportunities and challenges. Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025 That friendship grew into an in-depth operatic mentorship that led to Burton joining a local Gilbert & Sullivan company. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in-depth

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of in-depth was in 1957

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“In-depth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-depth. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

in-depth

adjective
(ˌ)in-ˌdepth
: covering many or all important points : thorough
an in-depth investigation
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