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Recent Examples of fathom
The whole experience proved a bit hard to fathom for a player now with five wins on Tour spread out over 12 seasons.
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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
However, a gulf this wide between first and second in the odds is hard to fathom.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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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
However, a gulf this wide between first and second in the odds is hard to fathom.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathom
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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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His boundless contempt for it plumbed a new low with an executive order demanding, among other things, that everyone must show proof of citizenship before being allowed to register or update their voting registrations.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Start small, solve a real problem, and scale strategically.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration, among other things, has moved to close Social Security Administration field offices, cut funding for government health programs and scale back protections for transgender people.—
Philip Marcelo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Croatan spans 160,000 acres and includes pine forests, saltwater estuaries, bogs, and raised swamps.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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There are 14 parks in Texas, two National Parks and three national trails which also span into neighboring states.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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