fetched

past tense of fetch
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 Launching swarms of small, light interceptors to defend the United States from incoming nuclear missiles may no longer be so far-fetched. Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026 Peterson pointed to a Deere tractor from 1992 that fetched $136,000 at a recent retirement auction in Minnesota, the highest value for that model since a record sale of $139,360 in October 2023. Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 But with Sex Lives now licensed to Netflix (on a non-exclusive basis, all three seasons remain on HBO Max), and NSFW available, the prospect is not that far fetched anymore. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 The previous record belonged to a 1935 Duesenberg SSJ, which fetched $22 million at Gooding's Pebble Beach auction in 2018. New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026 The move saved the team about $8 million in cash, but the financial benefit became less relevant when Washington pursued Tyler Linderbaum, who ultimately fetched nearly $30 million a year from the Las Vegas Raiders. Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 His auction record was set in 2022 when the painting Animal Unity (1978) fetched $312,000 Canadian (about $227,000 at current exchange rates), more than tripling its high estimate, at Canadian auctioneer Cowley Abbott. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Morrison bid successfully on Chappellet Vineyards 2024 Pritchard 57 Cabernet Sauvignon, which fetched $7,350 from the top buyer. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026 But Minaj may be up to the task and her collaboration with the president’s daughter-in-law may not seem so far-fetched, as Shuter said. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetched
Verb
  • The inability to do so has cost Engelbert during her latter years.
    Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Borrowers need to keep opportunities to educate themselves about the nuances of credit cards, not cede for some bureaucrat to decide what risk should cost.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That outlay has brought Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro to Stamford Bridge, while their latest arrival from the south-coast side, centre-forward Danny Welbeck, was secured for a much more modest £5m this summer.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Pritzker believes the city and state have learned to respond to the tactics that Bovino and his men brought, and those that continue.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetched. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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