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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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The technology has demonstrated promise at lab scale and could be scaled up for commercial production, according to the research team.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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At a time of a dramatic and abrupt scaling back of federal foreign aid, some say this simple practice is more important than ever.—
NPR,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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Wind advisories are in effect for numerous counties and cities spanning Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The chat also spans the creator economy, the concept behind streamer-for-all service Joyn and his views on market-changing deals such as Netflix and TF1‘s channels and streaming pact in France.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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