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
ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
One estimated the team could land a sixth-rounder straight up, while the other said Barmore would fetch a fourth-round selection in a pick-swap trade where the Patriots also send a sixth- or seventh-rounder to his new team.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Aaron Bolton, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026
Strangers become co-conspirators in the art of fetch; compliments on a good sit-stay.
—Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
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Verb
In a sign that the dinosaur fossil market remains strong, a rare young dinosaur skeleton blew past its $4 million to $6 million Sotheby’s preauction estimate in July and ended up fetching more than $30 million in a bidding frenzy, including fees and costs.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
One estimated the team could land a sixth-rounder straight up, while the other said Barmore would fetch a fourth-round selection in a pick-swap trade where the Patriots also send a sixth- or seventh-rounder to his new team.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
Outside the shelter, 62-year-old Jeff Gregg was playing fetch with his dog, Ruffy.
—Aaron Bolton, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026
Strangers become co-conspirators in the art of fetch; compliments on a good sit-stay.
—Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
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Verb
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The fighter jets each cost tens of millions of dollars.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Five measles cases could reach $324,480, while an outbreak of 50 might cost $1 million, the Johns Hopkins report estimated.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
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Divers have to carefully chisel each coral from the seabed by hand and bring it to the surface, which takes a lot of time and labor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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The two brought some soulful rumination on catered snacks and beautiful women with big foreheads.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Fetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetch. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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