: 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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For my ongoing readers and new readers, this thought-provoking discussion continues my in-depth series about the impact of generative AI in the health and medical realm. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 But there must be some truly in-depth reasoning for the explosion, right? Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025 Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson Senior Technology Reporter Andrew is a Senior Technology Reporter at Ars Technica, with a focus on consumer tech including computer hardware and in-depth reviews of operating systems like Windows and macOS. Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025 Feeling inspired to take a more in-depth moonlit tour of our rocky companion? Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in-depth

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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 23 Mar. 2025.

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in-depth

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