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Recent Examples of fathom
The lowest point in Ekman-Larsson’s career made a lengthy NHL future — never mind the Olympics — hard to fathom.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The quest to fathom the riotous diversity of nature is absorbingly told in a virtual double biography of the great taxonomist Carl Linnaeus and his contemporary, the count of Buffon.
—Ian Tattersall, The New York Review of Books, 5 Feb. 2026
Paul is a 12-time All-Star and a franchise legend for the Clippers, which is why this unceremonious end was hard to fathom for fans.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Over the years, the couple has seen their son Tagir, 11, and daughters Zara, 8, and Iliana, 6, master aerial and acrobatic stunts most adults can't even fathom performing.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The quest to fathom the riotous diversity of nature is absorbingly told in a virtual double biography of the great taxonomist Carl Linnaeus and his contemporary, the count of Buffon.
—Ian Tattersall, The New York Review of Books, 5 Feb. 2026
Paul is a 12-time All-Star and a franchise legend for the Clippers, which is why this unceremonious end was hard to fathom for fans.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Over the years, the couple has seen their son Tagir, 11, and daughters Zara, 8, and Iliana, 6, master aerial and acrobatic stunts most adults can't even fathom performing.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathom
Verb
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Do not perform plumbing work on a radiator unless the boiler system has been shut down.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
17 Feb. 2026
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At one station, three apprentices showed the congresswoman paper sketches of plumbing construction designs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
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The challenge was maintaining that identity as the business scaled.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2026
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Under Kennedy, health officials have taken steps to scale back access to Covid vaccines and have taken a harder line on mRNA, the technology used in the Pfizer and Moderna shots.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Lakers held two double-digit leads and couldn’t hold on in a 110-109 loss to the Magic, a disappointing end to an eight-game homestand that spanned the All-Star break.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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The hotel samples some of the city's hottest restaurants and bars, spanning cuisine from China’s Chaoshan to Europe.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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