fathoms

present tense third-person singular of fathom
as in plumbs
to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line the pilot had to continually fathom the river, which drought conditions had lowered to unprecedented levels

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  • With her steadfast vision and the solid craftsmanship of the clothes, Trotter plumbs still waters to conjure a universe in which control and release coexist.
    Vogue, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2025
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  • And if the tech scales globally, millions of pregnancy tests, disease-detection strips, and farm-diagnostic kits could end their decades-long dependence on petroleum plastics.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
  • As Puck, the media company led by co-founder and editor-in-chief Jon Kelly, scales up with the acquisition of Air Mail, founder Graydon Carter is stepping back.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Fathoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathoms. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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