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fathomless

[fath-uhm-lis] / ˈfæð əm lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
abysmal
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Scene by scene, Ms. Alexander deftly conveys the mounting burden of Carol’s exhaustion and fathomless sadness in the face of this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The end of the shipping container is open, and I stare into that fathomless black square, listening.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2023

I’ll pull out just one such gem, for it illustrates the timeliness of the author’s approach to the fathomless depths of his subject.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022

It’s a nearly fathomless part that demands a beautiful voice, power, subtle acting, keen intelligence and stamina.

From New York Times • May 5, 2019

Only the web of golden light glowed up from the fathomless depths, growing fainter and fainter until it was finally swallowed by the darkness.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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