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Recent Examples of fathom
Two decades later, and DiCamillo still can’t fathom the reach of the novel, about a girl named Opal who rescues a stray dog wreaking havoc in a Winn-Dixie supermarket.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The lapping of the sea at our language is not a difficult concept to fathom.
—Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 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
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The lapping of the sea at our language is not a difficult concept to fathom.
—Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathom
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Multiple lawsuits have been filed over the tariffs, and the court will hear suits filed by Democratic-leaning states and small businesses focused on everything from plumbing supplies to women’s cycling apparel.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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His plays gleefully plumb the wickedest aspects of the human psyche, delivering tales of relentless conquest, Jewish perfidy, deals with the devil, and gay love.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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The idea worked on paper, but in practice, the alignment was extremely delicate, and the overall setup became unstable and hard to scale.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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That price is set to scale down to $250 over the next two years for people paying completely out-of-pocket with no insurance.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Elsewhere, Paramore singer Hayley Williams has four nominations, spanning rock and alternative music categories.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Nov. 2025
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In its final form, the sky-high pad spanned a whopping 13,300 square feet across two levels, with four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a gym, a massage room, wine storage, and plenty of sprawling gallery walls to display the performer’s art collection.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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