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Recent Examples of fathom
Taken together, Beef seems to say all of these are representations of a culture so toxically individualistic and ambitious that its members can’t even fathom solidarity as an option to push back against a depraved ruling class.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Becka, Agnes' best friend at school and the dentist's daughter, also cannot fathom marrying a man, especially an older, abusive one.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
At first, her despair is a little hard to fathom.
—Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
Many have used numbers and moral philosophy to fathom the vileness of slavery in America, for example.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Becka, Agnes' best friend at school and the dentist's daughter, also cannot fathom marrying a man, especially an older, abusive one.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
At first, her despair is a little hard to fathom.
—Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
Many have used numbers and moral philosophy to fathom the vileness of slavery in America, for example.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathom
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Ophelia’s Got Talent plumbs the depths of the nineteenth-century cult of Ophelia, epitomized in John Everett Millais’s famous painting of her watery death.—
Caroline Lillian Schopp,
Artforum,
13 May 2026
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The two-car garage, upgraded with electrical and plumbing infrastructure for an additional washer and dryer, has a 16-foot ceiling that provides ample height for vehicle lifts to double its capacity.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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Focused on assembling a slate built around creators with loyal digital audiences, its partnership with McBride fits squarely within a digital-first model, which uses YouTube to build audience and IP while scaling to theatrical releases and streaming.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Wall Street has reacted with caution to the latest batch of inflation readings, scaling back expectations of a near-term rate cut.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Styles takes full advantage of the walkways — three of them spanning the floor lengthwise with one crossing the middle, totalling around 350 yards in length — and spent around half the show away from the main stage, almost constantly on the move.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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The first two festivals spanned two days and showed 20 bands in total.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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