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Recent Examples of fathom
MicroStrategy’s eye-popping gains have stirred up a swarm of critics and short sellers unable to fathom how a tiny software company holding only $48 billion in actual bitcoin could have a market capitalization of $84 billion.
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Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
The appeal of that to Ronaldo, long used to living his life in public, is not hard to fathom.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Still, Hernández couldn’t fathom that TPS really would be revoked for everyone.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
Although the idea that the man who poisoned the Heat locker room by quitting on the team might return to it for the balance of this season is a tough one to fathom.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
The appeal of that to Ronaldo, long used to living his life in public, is not hard to fathom.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Still, Hernández couldn’t fathom that TPS really would be revoked for everyone.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
Although the idea that the man who poisoned the Heat locker room by quitting on the team might return to it for the balance of this season is a tough one to fathom.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathom
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The 25-year-old Berklee College of Music grad who has spent the past four-plus years plumbing the tricky confluence of jazz, classical and pop is lauded as a Gen Z innovator in TIME magazine’s Women of the Year feature.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2025
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Subsequent Maxine projects have also plumbed the problematic pasts of once-dominant brands with considerable access to key people involved.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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Enter our weeknight-friendly recipe, no boiling required and scaled down in size to make just enough for a dining duo—or one person, with enough left over for tomorrow’s lunch or dinner.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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One of their major healthcare clients needed to scale its data quality efforts across the enterprise.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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All four spans will have parts rehabilitated, repaired or replaced.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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Müritz National Park, Germany Germany is renowned for its high concentration of bustling cities spanning from Berlin to Munich, but this sprawling European nation also offers its fair share of scenic nature preserves.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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