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
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
While most teams are looking for a center over a winger, McMann is somewhat similar to Kiefer Sherwood, who fetched the Canucks two second-round picks in a deal with the Sharks last week.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
For the last few years, the NBA has been trying to make fetch happen with its NBA Cup.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The middle ground could be moving Powell for the type of Bucks-pleasing draft capital that Wiggins might not be able to fetch.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
While most teams are looking for a center over a winger, McMann is somewhat similar to Kiefer Sherwood, who fetched the Canucks two second-round picks in a deal with the Sharks last week.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
Strangers become co-conspirators in the art of fetch; compliments on a good sit-stay.
—Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
For the last few years, the NBA has been trying to make fetch happen with its NBA Cup.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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For example, Category 7 Hyatt hotels cost 25,000 points per night (for standard nights).—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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Zelensky reminded the audience that every Ukrainian power plant had been hit, and that every kilometer Russia seized cost them 156 lives, by Ukraine’s count.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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McCarthy warned that being too quick to bring untested criminal cases against political adversaries risks damaging institutional legitimacy regardless of which party is in power.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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The government brought forward major reforms and bans on assault-style weapons after the country suffered its worst-ever shooting attack in 2020, when a man impersonating a police officer killed 22 people in northern Nova Scotia.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Fetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetch. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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