as in cost
to have a price of
those old toys that we tossed away are now fetching big bucks as antiques
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Recent Examples of fetched
Another clerk fetched the postage stamps from customer service, saving me a trip.
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
Picassos have fetched staggering sums at auction in the past.
—Jake McGowan, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
The record for the most expensive standard-sized bottle of wine in the world is still held by a DRC 1945 that fetched $812,500 at Acker’s annual La Paulée auction in New York City just this past weekend.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2026
The most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction is an ancient Chinese Guqin (similar to a zither) from the Song Dynasty (960–1279), which fetched 137 million yuan (US$22 million) at Polyauction (Beijing) in a 2010 Beijing auction.
—Mike Hanlon
march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
But oil companies, which lobbied for the change, are still blaming refinery and pipeline closures, as well as the lower prices fetched by California crude compared with imports, for limiting projects.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Six years ago, the Cardinals fetched second- and fifth-round picks from the Dolphins for young former first-rounder Josh Rosen.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The next month, a Sotheby’s sale in London of the collection of British socialite Pauline Karpidas fetched $135 million, soaring past its estimate.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Those players fetched $13 million per year each from New Orleans and Las Vegas, respectively.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
Picassos have fetched staggering sums at auction in the past.
—Jake McGowan, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
The record for the most expensive standard-sized bottle of wine in the world is still held by a DRC 1945 that fetched $812,500 at Acker’s annual La Paulée auction in New York City just this past weekend.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2026
The most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction is an ancient Chinese Guqin (similar to a zither) from the Song Dynasty (960–1279), which fetched 137 million yuan (US$22 million) at Polyauction (Beijing) in a 2010 Beijing auction.
—Mike Hanlon
march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
But oil companies, which lobbied for the change, are still blaming refinery and pipeline closures, as well as the lower prices fetched by California crude compared with imports, for limiting projects.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Six years ago, the Cardinals fetched second- and fifth-round picks from the Dolphins for young former first-rounder Josh Rosen.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The next month, a Sotheby’s sale in London of the collection of British socialite Pauline Karpidas fetched $135 million, soaring past its estimate.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Those players fetched $13 million per year each from New Orleans and Las Vegas, respectively.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetched
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On average, Overland Park builds 5,000 square foot, single family homes that cost about $500,000 or more.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
12 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Avdija is at risk of missing out on postseason honors entirely because of a midseason back injury that cost him 16 full games, forced him to leave immediately from a 17th and continues to bug him down the stretch of the season.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Born at the zoo in 2024, Neukgu is a third-generation descendent of a group of wolves brought from Russia in 2008 as part of a project to reintroduce wolves resembling those that lived in the Korean wild before going extinct in the 1960s.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Read's attorneys claimed that O'Keefe was never hit by a vehicle, but was instead killed inside the home during a fight and then brought outside.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetched. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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