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Definitions

delve

[delv] / dɛlv /
VERB
dig into task, action
Synonyms
STRONGEST
burrow inquire
STRONG
dig dredge examine excavate explore investigate probe prospect ransack research rummage search seek shovel sift spade trowel unearth
WEAK
ferret out go into gouge out jump into leave no stone unturned look into really get into scoop out turn inside out
Antonyms
STRONG
fill find ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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So he used AI to delve deep into the world of emerging treatments including mRNA vaccines, which train the body's immune system and were widely used during the Covid pandemic.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The Guardian has described the series as "trailblazing" and Harris says she wants the show to delve into issues that have "really not been on screen before".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The Supreme Court of California then unanimously ruled last August that the lower court should not have applied this standard and must delve more deeply into the substance of the arguments.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The injection speculation reached the point this week that the World Anti-Doping Agency pledged to delve into the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

She was always eager to delve deeply into whatever piqued her interest, everything from photography to Latin.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown