drill down
verb
drilled down; drilling down; drills down
: to thoroughly consider or analyze : examine
If you drill down into his platform, it's mostly the same stuff Democrats support, but more of it …—
Jonathan Chait
Jonathan ChaitAlthough drilling down into all of the complications of the 2007 to 2009 economic and financial crisis is a task requiring more verbosity than a column permits, a quick rundown for context is worthwhile.—M. Ray Perryman
M. Ray PerrymanBut we don't have much data that drills down on the voting preferences of people in specific jobs, to distinguish between, say, dishwashers and factory workers.—Irv Randolph
Irv RandolphMatches are based on a lengthy questionnaire that drills down the specifics of your dating preferences and personality.—Dorothy Pitti
Dorothy PittiExamples of drill down in a Sentence
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While the fashion focus of the Oscars ultimately drills down to the best- and worst-dressed attendees, Commando’s bestsellers truly deserve a standing ovation for their unseen work that allows these VIPs to shine.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
The statheads who like to really drill down on the numbers can also see that Kolek ranked 13th among pitchers with at least 40 innings in Fangraphs’ pitching plus metric, which uses the physical characteristics, location and count of each pitch to judge the overall quality of his process.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, here’s a drill down on the 20 companies and key titles featured at Spain in Focus.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
Together with the Collaborative Sciences Centre for Road Safety, AAA conducted a trio of case studies looking at road safety data from Albuquerque, New Mexico; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Memphis, Tennessee, to drill down into the phenomenon.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
The statheads who like to really drill down on the numbers can also see that Kolek ranked 13th among pitchers with at least 40 innings in Fangraphs’ pitching plus metric, which uses the physical characteristics, location and count of each pitch to judge the overall quality of his process.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, here’s a drill down on the 20 companies and key titles featured at Spain in Focus.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
Together with the Collaborative Sciences Centre for Road Safety, AAA conducted a trio of case studies looking at road safety data from Albuquerque, New Mexico; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Memphis, Tennessee, to drill down into the phenomenon.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Drill down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20down. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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