fathomed

past tense of fathom
as in plumbed
to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line the pilot had to continually fathom the river, which drought conditions had lowered to unprecedented levels

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    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Fathomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathomed. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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