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Recent Examples of fathom
The man noted the large sum was hard to fathom.
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Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
That’s hard to fathom … especially from the catcher position — which is a grind.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
In 2021, Doe’s statement to police was almost too horrible to fathom.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Jimmy Kimmel can't fathom why Trump is ahead in several crucial swing states.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
That’s hard to fathom … especially from the catcher position — which is a grind.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
In 2021, Doe’s statement to police was almost too horrible to fathom.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Jimmy Kimmel can't fathom why Trump is ahead in several crucial swing states.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathom
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Safdie’s unabashed desire to plumb a seeming invincible figure’s decline made Kerr a wise choice for a subject, but also a somewhat bold one.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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At less than two hours of total run time, Brian and Maggie only has so much space to plumb the intricacies of Thatcher’s term in office, or its impact on wider British and global society.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Fortune has chronicled the growing pressure on companies to either scale back or quietly rebrand DEI programs amid shifting political and cultural winds.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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In their new roles, Bakx and Rotter will lead 885’s sports investment portfolio—encompassing Baller League, Blue Crow Sports Group and the Professional Fighters League—and help identify and scale new investment opportunities across the wider sports ecosystem.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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That’s highly encouraging and spans much more than the lopsided game against the Raiders, a game in which Kansas City eased off the accelerator instead of running up the score even more.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The new simulations could now resolve features that spanned distances six times Earth’s 8,000-mile (or 128,000-kilometer) diameter down to tens of thousands of miles—nearly 100 times better than previous simulations.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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