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
Dian Zhang, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Nagle’s high is just under $55,000, fetched in 2012 for Criminal Negligee, 2012, at Christie’s Paris in 2021.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 6 May 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
West Texas Intermediate Crude, which comes from American producers, fetched about $95.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Nagle’s high is just under $55,000, fetched in 2012 for Criminal Negligee, 2012, at Christie’s Paris in 2021.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 6 May 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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Verb
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After seeking out a nearby fishmonger and calculating what this ingredient would cost me (a precious $30 per pound), I was left with a minor headache.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 May 2026
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Sustainable toilet paper brands typically cost more per square foot than conventional products.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Just as some American immigrants brought their love of the land to the Midwest and Texas, my mother’s parents carried with them an intense feeling for books.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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Since then, three more animals have died, bringing the final count to 55.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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“Fetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetch. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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