as in to cost
to have a price of
those old toys that we tossed away are now fetching big bucks as antiques
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as in ruse
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
his latest fetch to win back his girlfriend smacks of desperation
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as in replica
something or someone that strongly resembles another
with its standard assortment of chain stores and central food court, the new mall is pretty much the fetch of 1,000 other malls
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Recent Examples of fetch
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 June 2026
This pile of wires might fetch a few hundred dollars at a recycler.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 3 June 2026
Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Lake-effect snow needs a strong temperature difference (cold air/warm lake), and the lake-effect snow fetch distance is the length of open water wind travels over, requiring at least 60 miles for significant lake-effect snow.
—Vytas Reid, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Verb
According to the outlet, that letter is expected to fetch between $2,000 and $2,600.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 June 2026
This pile of wires might fetch a few hundred dollars at a recycler.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 3 June 2026
Noun
More than 15 pleas to adopt Valerio, showing him in playful postures such as playing fetch and posing in a sunflower hat, remain live on Instagram.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Lake-effect snow needs a strong temperature difference (cold air/warm lake), and the lake-effect snow fetch distance is the length of open water wind travels over, requiring at least 60 miles for significant lake-effect snow.
—Vytas Reid, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetch
Verb
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Housing that cost 2x or 3x annual income, not 10x.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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Tickets cost $5 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
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No doubt some of the Asch experiment subjects chuckled on their way out the door, once the ruse had been explained to them.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Nov. 2025
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However, the video was all a ruse as Kotb was actually waiting backstage to surprise Bush Hager.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
25 Nov. 2025
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Other highlights that Conde Nast readers highlighted include the 26 miniature replicas of lighthouses around the world placed along the shoreline and wildlife viewing opportunities along the Mojave Sunset Trail.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Stallone lent a replica to the city last year for the first-ever Rocky Fest.—
Ross DiMattei,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The Astros will be forced to enter a bidding war to bring their ace back to Houston.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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During operational missions, SpaceX plans to bring both Super Heavy and Ship back to Starbase for launch-tower catches.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The government alleges the couple made about $244,550 off their trading scheme.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
11 Dec. 2025
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Nelson harnesses that take-it-or-leave-it energy and sticks to his guns with a dramatic dynamic and a visual scheme that’s unlike anything these movies have attempted before.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Michael Jordan’s audacious leaps over towering defenders, Kobe Bryant’s cold-blooded poise in the waning seconds of an NBA Finals game — these are the images that linger, the memories that shape the sport.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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But these videos and still images, which the forum says were filmed by Hamas, show part of the hostages’ time in the tunnels under Gaza.—
Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This portable table will do the trick.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Dec. 2025
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And while the look may seem dated now, a new crop of red carpet stars is reviving that styling trick in a way that feels surprisingly fresh.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Douglas Fir sleeps up to eight guests, offering two bathrooms and three bedrooms—two of which have queen beds, and one of which is a family suite on the ground floor with a queen bed and two twins.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Hope and despair are twins, inextricable.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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“Fetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetch. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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