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Recent Examples of fathom
The idea struck me as hard to fathom.
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Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
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
The last Destiny 2 trailer ever out of dozens is hard to fathom.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
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Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
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.
—
Jess Weatherbed,
The Verge,
12 June 2026
Today, such foresight remains almost hard to fathom.
—
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
The last Destiny 2 trailer ever out of dozens is hard to fathom.
—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fathom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathom
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And eastern Anatolia, where the Iranian gas actually lands, was plumbed for flows from the east.
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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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The pair is also known for scaling buildings around the world.
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Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
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Along with performances from artists spanning country, pop and R&B, viewers can experience a massive fireworks and drone show choreographed to a live score by the Grammy Award-winning Nashville Symphony.
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Nadal has long been laying the foundation for a business portfolio that spans health, sport and education.
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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