as in infinite
being or seeming to be without limits
impresses everyone with her fathomless knowledge of wildcats
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Recent Examples of fathomless
The government’s sporadic but incessant updating of agency rules and procedures have done little to stymie routine abuses of the 702 data—which is currently fathomless.
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WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
In the days since the attacks, many have searched for historical parallels to try to make sense of the fathomless violence.
—Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2023
What to do when your life’s oldest, most familiar anchor is sent chain-snapped to the bottom of the fathomless sea?
—Tom Bissell, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
What begins as a manic vengeance adventure veers sharply into an intense, philosophical, and at times meandering exploration of generational trauma, the Asian immigrant experience, and the fathomless mystery of our inner selves.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2023
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WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
In the days since the attacks, many have searched for historical parallels to try to make sense of the fathomless violence.
—Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2023
What to do when your life’s oldest, most familiar anchor is sent chain-snapped to the bottom of the fathomless sea?
—Tom Bissell, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
What begins as a manic vengeance adventure veers sharply into an intense, philosophical, and at times meandering exploration of generational trauma, the Asian immigrant experience, and the fathomless mystery of our inner selves.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathomless
Adjective
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There are, after all, a finite number of traditional colleges, but a seemingly infinite number of pathways beyond college.—
Maria Flynn,
Time,
11 July 2025
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Creative nonfiction, by contrast, demands loyalty to fact but offers infinite flexibility in perspective, interpretation, and voice.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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This term was popularized by Gen Z to describe the mental fog and cognitive decline linked to endless scrolling.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Now, Ethan Holliday is next in line for a baseball dynasty forged under the endless skies of Oklahoma.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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