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Recent Examples of fathom
His brand’s retail expansion follows revenues edging past $250 million in 2022: a figure that no one except Porte Jacquemus might have fathomed a decade ago.
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Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Living without running water for a couple of months is hard to fathom, largely because our kids can’t go back to school without it.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
She’s never been to a Grateful Dead show and can’t fathom being an extreme fan of anything.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2024
Many couldn’t fathom how anyone could possibly think any differently.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Living without running water for a couple of months is hard to fathom, largely because our kids can’t go back to school without it.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
She’s never been to a Grateful Dead show and can’t fathom being an extreme fan of anything.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2024
Many couldn’t fathom how anyone could possibly think any differently.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathom
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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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In other examples, brands—such as Chanel, Chopard, Czapek and Toledano & Chan—have plumbed their own artisanal capabilities to create pieces that lie at the intersection of art and science.Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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Beyond Meat continues to focus on cost-reduction initiatives and reviewing its global operations, which may include scaling back or discontinuing some operations in China.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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Gauthier, who was mayor during most of the period in which the city achieved its historic drop in violent crime, believes East Palo Alto’s collaborative approach to crime reduction could be scaled up district-wide.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The district spans areas of North Oakland, including the Emeryville border, Rockridge and Temescal. Unger, a progressive champion of the city’s dominant labor unions, had been seen all election season as the likely successor to left-leaning Councilmember Dan Kalb.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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However, the data spans from 2011 to Oct. 19, 2024.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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