: 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
Recent Examples on the Web Access our in-depth journalism, including our investigations, things to do around town, sports coverage from high school to the Cards and Cats, and much more in our easy-to-use app. Staff, The Courier-Journal, 21 May 2024 For more in-depth video game talk, visit PCMag's Pop-Off YouTube channel. PCMAG, 21 May 2024 In my ethnographic research, which included in-depth interviews and participant observation work, activists emphasized that they were inspired to act because of their Jewish identity and values, not in spite of them. Atalia Omer, The Conversation, 21 May 2024 Podcasts: True crime, in-depth interviews and more USA TODAY podcasts right here Taylor Wilson: Good morning. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 This report is a product of KFF Health News, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF — an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Judith Graham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024 This article was produced by KFF Health News, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Angela Hart | Kff Health News, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024 There are surely better and more in-depth documentaries to be made about the genius of Jim Henson than Ron Howard‘s Jim Henson Idea Man, but perhaps not documentaries made with the full involvement of the Henson family, access to the Henson archives and an easy avenue to broadcast on Disney+. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024 After multiple rounds of interviews and prep, taking on an in-depth assignment may feel like a bridge too far—especially if the expectations for the assignment are not clearly communicated ahead of time. Eoin Driver, Fortune, 10 May 2024

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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 28 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

in-depth

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