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Recent Examples of fathom
The reason isn’t hard to fathom.
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
The whole experience proved a bit hard to fathom for a player now with five wins on Tour spread out over 12 seasons.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
Though hard to fathom wrapping one’s arms around such a massive undertaking, in one volume no less, Hiltzik proceeds methodically but vigorously, and with a healthy dose of skepticism.
—Meg Zukin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Adding Brendan Rodgers to a growing list of non-roster infielders initiates a scenario this franchise hasn’t had to fathom across the past 13 seasons.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
The whole experience proved a bit hard to fathom for a player now with five wins on Tour spread out over 12 seasons.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
Though hard to fathom wrapping one’s arms around such a massive undertaking, in one volume no less, Hiltzik proceeds methodically but vigorously, and with a healthy dose of skepticism.
—Meg Zukin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Adding Brendan Rodgers to a growing list of non-roster infielders initiates a scenario this franchise hasn’t had to fathom across the past 13 seasons.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathom
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And the authors, who were in their late 20s and early 30s when the show was new, seem to have been skittish about plumbing their caver’s scarier emotions.—
Laura Collins-Hughes,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The German composer, whose work often plumbed the ancient past, came across them in 1934.—
Tim Greiving,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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That facility can scale up to 1 million square feet, which would translate into about 40,000 garments.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
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The Supreme Court seemed intent Thursday on keeping a block on President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship while looking for a way to scale back nationwide court orders.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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The nine-city tour will span the U.S. and Europe with the grand finale taking place in Las Vegas on July 26.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Devices vary, spanning every model of smartphone and tablet.—
Vinayak S,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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