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Recent Examples of fathom
Unfortunately, the prospect of sacrificing life’s comforts to achieve and live in Lean FIRE, or even FIRE, is too much for some to fathom.
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Carlos Grider, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Timothee’s father, Tobias Englund, still couldn’t fathom how this happened to his youngest child.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
The year is 2006, and Tia’s popular older brother Diggy (Poroaki Merritt-McDonald) has more friends on MSN Messenger than either of the girls can fathom.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Neither Cadillac nor Lincoln, both originally manufactured in Detroit, could have fathomed their legacies.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Carlos Grider, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Timothee’s father, Tobias Englund, still couldn’t fathom how this happened to his youngest child.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
The year is 2006, and Tia’s popular older brother Diggy (Poroaki Merritt-McDonald) has more friends on MSN Messenger than either of the girls can fathom.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Neither Cadillac nor Lincoln, both originally manufactured in Detroit, could have fathomed their legacies.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathom
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In fact, improperly using your garbage disposal can lead to stubborn clogs, dull blades, and plumbing emergencies.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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Some countries pump out aircraft carriers to project power across the globe; others build research megastructures to plumb the ocean depths.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
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Under American pressure, Israel has scaled back the pace and scope of strikes in Lebanon, refraining from attacking the capital, Beirut, in recent days.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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Details, including the rates and whether the surcharge will scale up over time, have yet to be fully hashed out, Hochul said.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Seasons 1 and 2 consist of 6 episodes each, fewer than the other series in the Taylor Sheridan universe, whose seasons span 8-10 episodes.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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Notably, The Samurai and the Prisoner marks the 70-year-old Kurosawa’s first attempt at a sweeping samurai period feature — a potential late-career culmination for a director whose work has spanned more than 50 films and nearly every other major genre.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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