Deep dive

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of deep diving.
  2. 2
    An in-depth examination or analysis of a topic. idiomatic, often

    ""The interesting thing as a writer about Snodgrass was that it liberated you from all the clichés about John Lennon, because you could do what you liked with him. There was no official legend of the Beatles to have to fit into," says Quantick, who also wrote a book in 2002, Revolution, which was a deep-dive into the band’s White Album."

  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see deep, dive.
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of deep-dive. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms
diving

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""The interesting thing as a writer about Snodgrass was that it liberated you from all the clichés about John Lennon, because you could do what you liked with him. There was no official legend of the Beatles to have to fit into," says Quantick, who also wrote a book in 2002, Revolution, which was a deep-dive into the band’s White Album."

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