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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathoms
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Maurizio Cattelan, who also wielded a banana with profound memetic effectiveness, is one of the few other artists whose work has this kind of stickiness, but his recent sculptures have leaned more on the public’s appetite for stunts, whereas Rødland plumbs more mysterious depths.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
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This documentary plumbs the issue in a personal, entertaining and thought-provoking way.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The law scales back the IDs voters can present at the polls.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Treat scales with horticultural oil according to label directions.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Fathoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathoms. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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