in detail

Idioms  

1. With close attention to particulars; thoroughly. For example, She explained her theory in detail. It is also put as go into detail, meaning “to investigate thoroughly,” as in You know what I mean, so I needn't go into detail. The first expression dates from about 1600, the second from the late 1800s.

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in detail

Prince William discussed the ideas in detail while later meeting representatives from environmental charity Stump Up for Trees at Great Tre-Rhew Farm in Monmouthshire.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Orelien has promised to produce proof that he wrote the book himself and to speak out in detail "once things have calmed down".

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

I could outline in detail why every moment of the record happens when it does.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Scientists at APC Microbiome Ireland, a research center at University College Cork, investigated in detail how coffee may influence communication between the digestive system and the brain.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

We can trace in detail the progress of this new concept in the years after the publication of Waldseemüller’s and Ringmann’s Introduction to Cosmography in 1507.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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