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
PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Other apartment deals in San Jose and other South Bay cities this year frequently fetched prices that topped $350,000 a unit.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2025
One of the many shortcomings of the feline species is its disinterest in playing fetch.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Verb
In addition, the extension has been storing and fetching dislike counts that users have placed for new videos since 2021.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Other apartment deals in San Jose and other South Bay cities this year frequently fetched prices that topped $350,000 a unit.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
The malware worked by hooking JavaScript functions, including fetch, XMLHttpRequest, and wallet APIs.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2025
One of the many shortcomings of the feline species is its disinterest in playing fetch.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetch
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Tickets cost $5 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Bud Light faced backlash from a substantial part of its traditional customer base after partnering with a transgender influencer, a clash that cost it its market lead.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Flick will not back down from his high-line philosophy as squeezing up the pitch allows Barcelona to dominate territory and bring their technically gifted players closer to goal.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Still, experts like Taylor note that companies’ own financial interests may bring some of that into question.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Fetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetch. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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