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Recent Examples of fathom
Because the Vikings paid running back Aaron Jones and acquired Mason, allocating a premium pick on the position is hard to fathom.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Populist genre fare with a message about solidarity and fighting for your brethren against a system of control almost too vast to fathom!
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
The whole experience proved a bit hard to fathom for a player now with five wins on Tour spread out over 12 seasons.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
However, a gulf this wide between first and second in the odds is hard to fathom.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Populist genre fare with a message about solidarity and fighting for your brethren against a system of control almost too vast to fathom!
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
The whole experience proved a bit hard to fathom for a player now with five wins on Tour spread out over 12 seasons.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
However, a gulf this wide between first and second in the odds is hard to fathom.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathom
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His boundless contempt for it plumbed a new low with an executive order demanding, among other things, that everyone must show proof of citizenship before being allowed to register or update their voting registrations.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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Steeped in tradition, such companies offer rich histories to plumb.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2025
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The trip was scaled back after pushback from Greenlandic and Danish officials.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Domestic Tension is shown as a room reproduced to scale, and though the museum shot far fewer than 65,000 paintballs at its walls, the presence of their yellow residue is chilling.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The gorgeous San Francisco home for sale at 2312 Pacific Ave. spans four levels and 7,200 square feet.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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His influence spans decades, with his new resurgence keeping him at the forefront of the genre.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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