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
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Ashkenazi, for example, uses his own platform to automatically fetch transcripts for all his meetings, forward them to ChatGPT Assistant, get back a summary and list of action items, and auto-draft a follow-up email for all participants.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Cody Godwin, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Whatever price the land fetches will be divided among the condominium owners, only some of whom lived on the property before it was condemned.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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Verb
The auction house expects the coupe to fetch between $40,000 and $60,000.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Ashkenazi, for example, uses his own platform to automatically fetch transcripts for all his meetings, forward them to ChatGPT Assistant, get back a summary and list of action items, and auto-draft a follow-up email for all participants.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
Different dogs have different fetch needs.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Whatever price the land fetches will be divided among the condominium owners, only some of whom lived on the property before it was condemned.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetch
Verb
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New rides like this one can cost $100 million, if not more, to create; incorporate LiDAR laser systems of the kind used on self-driving cars; and rely on robotic figures with thousands of moving parts.—
Bianca Bosker,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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That’s the extent to which Netzer was considered the key man beforehand, but his poor form eventually cost him a place in the West German starting XI, and the side compensated for his absence through discipline and energy rather than flair.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Well, a new Netflix documentary about Charlie Sheen brings that up, as well as all his other infamous shenanigans.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The work could bring frequency combs out of specialized labs and into integrated photonic devices.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Fetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetch. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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