as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
we didn't want to pry and did as little personal delving as possible
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Recent Examples of delving
Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
Danny Brown, Stardust The always fascinating and shape-shifting Danny Brown returns this week with new album Stardust, his delving into the world of hyperpop.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delving
Noun
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Saum Poorsaleh, complaints triggered the internal affairs investigation.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Some of these digital pamphlets provide terse, functional updates while others act as the successors to bygone alt-weeklies, covering cultural happenings and carrying out local-interest investigations.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Verb
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More than a dozen crews were seen excavating the property in Everman, using heavy equipment and working under canopies, according to aerial video from the scene.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Archaeologists have been excavating areas in Moharam Bek for several months, and the work is ongoing.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
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Certain Regard strand in 2016, or his melancholy, elegantly structured exploration of grief, Love Life, a Venice competitor from 2022.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Stojaković said the coaching staff has been supportive about his draft exploration and preparation.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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No digging through complicated settings or waiting around for a full system overhaul.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
15 May 2026
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Schedule release videos have become one of the biggest NFL events of the year with various teams digging deep in their creative bag.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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The state police, already examining alleged irregularities in city tax collections during Stewart’s administration, expanded the inquiry to include credit card use and the FBI also has opened an investigation, law enforcement sources said Thursday.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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And Szabo hired prominent Charlotte criminal defense attorney Tin to represent her in an inquiry by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission.—
Amber Gaudet,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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Hart recovered a loose ball and started driving to the goal before shoveling a pass to Anunoby, who had gathered himself.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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In the medieval town of Belvì, men roast chestnuts—marroni—over an open fire in a frying pan the size of a swimming pool and then serve them to the crowd by shoveling them into troughs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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The child's remains were taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, where authorities planned to carry out a post-mortem examination.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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For further insights into similar changes in the search and cloud domains, refer to our examination of Why The Market Is Re-Rating Google Stock.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Here’s a probing, exclusive, in-depth conversation Benn had with The Athletic following Monday’s practice.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The hosts also talk about Prasad’s second exit from the FDA and a congressman’s probing of the agency’s rare disease drug denials.—
Adam Feuerstein,
STAT,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Delving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delving. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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