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Recent Examples of fathom
Its scale — a thousand times more than a billion — is difficult to fathom for those of us who aren’t among the 3,363 billionaires that currently exist in our world.
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Jess Weatherbed,
The Verge,
12 June 2026
Today, such foresight remains almost hard to fathom.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Of all the reasons why the Colorado Avalanche are no longer participating in this tournament, that is the hardest one to fathom.
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Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
Not every one of the Padres’ 13 victories that have been earned by scoring the decisive run in the seventh inning or later falls into the category of virtually impossible to fathom.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Jess Weatherbed,
The Verge,
12 June 2026
Today, such foresight remains almost hard to fathom.
—
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Of all the reasons why the Colorado Avalanche are no longer participating in this tournament, that is the hardest one to fathom.
—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
Not every one of the Padres’ 13 victories that have been earned by scoring the decisive run in the seventh inning or later falls into the category of virtually impossible to fathom.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fathom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathom
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Online influencers can invent careers by plumbing the court docket in a celebrity lawsuit (see the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni case).
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Born in Mandeville, Jamaica, and based in Brooklyn, their sprawling techno compositions take cues from dancehall, experimental electro, industrial, hardcore, and footwork to plumb the extremes of Black club music.
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Artisans scale the trunks with ropes and spikes to reach the greenish base of each frond.
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While other universities scale back research amid federal funding uncertainty, Tulane University will lead a sweeping redevelopment of the vacant Charity Hospital.
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Its qualities spanned the flavor bridge between scallop and lobster.
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The divide is most prominent in the 10th Congressional District, which spans Lower Manhattan and brownstone neighborhoods of Brooklyn like Cobble Hill and Park Slope.
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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