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Recent Examples of fathom
It’s been a hard and complex road to this moment, requiring bravery most cannot begin to fathom.
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Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
What begins as a panoramic portrait of music wrought from the Vietnamese diaspora emerges as a more personal journey: Ai reconnects with her estranged mother, who she’s long blamed for leaving her in the care of her grandmother, but for reasons Ai did not fathom until making this film.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
What begins as a panoramic portrait of music wrought from the Vietnamese diaspora emerges as a more personal journey: Ai reconnects with her estranged mother, who she’s long blamed for leaving her in the care of her grandmother, but for reasons Ai did not fathom until making this film.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathom
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Richard Price plumbs the aftermath of an apartment building collapse in East Harlem in 2008.Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
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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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The company’s ticket sizes are typically large and implementation is also complex and expensive, meaning that the product may not scale well with small and medium-size firms.Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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With this fundraise, the company seeks to scale production to achieve price parity with traditional skins, which are currently priced at about $9 per square foot for a handbag quality, pebble-texture cow skin.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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The billionaire’s vast business empire spans airports, mining, ports, cement, and power generation.Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Elsewhere, the primary bedroom spans a whopping 1,400 square feet and sports walk-in closets, dual baths, and a balcony with an outdoor rain shower.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Fathom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathom. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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