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No, the Bears aren’t good, but three wild defeats like these in a five-game losing streak is hard to fathom.
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Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
However, the full extent of the reputational damage following the U.S. fraud charges is hard to fathom at the moment.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Against an opponent that has taken seemingly permanent residence in the lottery in recent years, the Heat opened their four games of stage play in the NBA Cup with a loss still hard to fathom.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
Nacua, a fifth-round pick out of BYU, burst onto the NFL stage with 1,486 yards with six touchdowns in his rookie campaign, shocking many who couldn’t fathom a mid-round pick having an impact like this.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
However, the full extent of the reputational damage following the U.S. fraud charges is hard to fathom at the moment.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Against an opponent that has taken seemingly permanent residence in the lottery in recent years, the Heat opened their four games of stage play in the NBA Cup with a loss still hard to fathom.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
Nacua, a fifth-round pick out of BYU, burst onto the NFL stage with 1,486 yards with six touchdowns in his rookie campaign, shocking many who couldn’t fathom a mid-round pick having an impact like this.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathom
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Richard Price plumbs the aftermath of an apartment building collapse in East Harlem in 2008.Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
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Winter isn’t plumbing the moral abyss at the heart of violent men.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024
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Each person has a part to play in the overall goal, and each person’s goals can scale up and down from hourly to a five-year trajectory.Ciarán McArdle, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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If corporate leaders complain about these directives’ effects on their bottom lines, Trump’s team could force CISA to scale back its use of this authority.Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Marking the third zodiac sign in the wheel, Gemini season spans from May 20 to June 20 in 2025.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Peete's career spanned several decades and included significant coaching stints in both the NFL and college football.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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