as in to stop
to bring (something) to a standstill
the driver fetched up the horse-drawn carriage in front of the church
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Recent Examples of fetch up
Thieves have often targeted Picasso’s paintings, which have fetched up to $179 million at auction.
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Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Some puppies can fetch up to $2,000.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Both sneakers can fetch up to $2,000 on the resale market, and the three collaborators are now running it back with a new Air Jordan 1 Low.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
The consultants behind the Nortel deal, 284 Partners, reckoned that a set of 1700 Kodak imaging and printing patents could fetch up to $2.6 billion on the open market; three other firms valued them at between $1.8 billion and $4.5 billion.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2014
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Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Some puppies can fetch up to $2,000.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Both sneakers can fetch up to $2,000 on the resale market, and the three collaborators are now running it back with a new Air Jordan 1 Low.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
The consultants behind the Nortel deal, 284 Partners, reckoned that a set of 1700 Kodak imaging and printing patents could fetch up to $2.6 billion on the open market; three other firms valued them at between $1.8 billion and $4.5 billion.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetch up
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Dallas Cowboys fans can stop wondering if George Pickens will be the latest holdout or hold in for the franchise because on Tuesday, the receiver cleared the air by reporting to mandatory minicamp.—
Briana Aldridge,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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This often meant that European nations recruited talented footballers from their former colonies to stop them from playing elsewhere.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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New Delhi, which has become increasingly worried about the safety of its seafarers during the US-Israeli war with Iran, has now urged Washington to halt strikes on shipping vessels.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Strong storms delayed or halted flights at airports in some cities, including Chicago, Philadelphia and Newark, New Jersey.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Running back Jonathon Brooks, who is returning from back-to-back ACL surgeries on his right knee, caught a pass across the middle from Young and blazed down the field through traffic.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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All day, the spokespeople for the city and the arena sniped at each other in statements about the security around MSG and the fate of a watch party caught in the snares.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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After two years of growth of over four percent, the economy has stalled.—
Thomas Graham,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Dec. 2025
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Most commercial systems stalled around the 100-qubit mark.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Dec. 2025
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When the French national team pulled up to their Boston hotel Wednesday afternoon for the duration of their World Cup run, they were greeted by hundreds of fans lining the streets and sidewalks.—
Brandon Truitt,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Brutto then pulled up to a large boat on which Katy and another girl, Isabella Rodriguez, were lying in the fetal position after being severely injured.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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The Commission, which is the bloc’s executive arm, is carrying out the investigation under the EU’s longstanding competition regulations, rather than its newer Digital Markets Act that was drawn up to prevent Big Tech companies from monopolizing online markets.—
Kelvin Chan,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
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The players expected a Hammon special; their coach is known for drawing up clever plays involving misdirection and deceit.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
10 Dec. 2025
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But in the spirit of America, Peacock made sure to check and recheck their votes to accurately reflect what its viewers want to see.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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Mitchell Robinson elbow checked him in the face, Jose Alvarado pulled off a single-legged take-down in the first half, and Towns drew a frustration flagrant foul when Wembanyama whacked him in the face.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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The board during Thursday's meeting also voted to file Friday's emergency appeal to stay that earlier ruling.—
Emma Nicholson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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And so, by and large, people – who stayed despite the temporary change in plans – watched the game on their phones.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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