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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 big picture: Emergency responders deployed overnight Wednesday, plumbing the watery grave left by the collision between American Airlines flight #5342 and one of the Army's Black Hawk helicopters.—
Cuneyt Dil,
Axios,
31 Jan. 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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Delays in building the right team translate into missed opportunities to scale and capture market share, underscoring the critical role of strategic hiring in early-stage success.—
Elena Volotovskaya,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Good America Family was first announced in 2022, followed by the news that Pompeo would scale back her role on Grey’s Anatomy, ABC's long-running medical drama.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
19 Feb. 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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Martha Stewart’s expertise spans nearly all categories.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 7 Mar. 2025.
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