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
That was Old Rip Van Winkle ‘Van Winkle Selection’ Kentucky Bourbon Festival Master Distiller’s Auction 2007, a one-of-a-kind bottle that fetched $125,000.
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David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The Leafs could have fetched a return of Mikko Rantanen, one of the best wingers in the world.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Remarkably, the highest price for a common garden variety 275 GTB/4 (330 units were produced) is still well beyond reach, with RM Sotheby’s having fetched $10,175,000 in 2014 for a car that had been pre-loved by the world’s favourite petrolhead, Steve McQueen.
—New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
Since 2020, there have been 10 sales on MLS in the Sacramento region that have fetched $5 million or more, and four have been located in Loomis.
—Sacbee.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The Sofia apartments fetched a price of about $639,900 a unit, which is on the high end of recent deals in the South Bay.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
The alliance between Los Tigres del Norte and The Simpsons isn’t far fetched.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
The idea that organ donations might arise from a Rose Parade float — or other avenues for public outreach — isn’t far fetched.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
While elevating and icing her foot, Grenda continued to photograph the reception from a chair while her second photographer stepped up as the lead and her intern fetched her crutches before taking over as second photographer.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The Leafs could have fetched a return of Mikko Rantanen, one of the best wingers in the world.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Remarkably, the highest price for a common garden variety 275 GTB/4 (330 units were produced) is still well beyond reach, with RM Sotheby’s having fetched $10,175,000 in 2014 for a car that had been pre-loved by the world’s favourite petrolhead, Steve McQueen.
—New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
Since 2020, there have been 10 sales on MLS in the Sacramento region that have fetched $5 million or more, and four have been located in Loomis.
—Sacbee.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The Sofia apartments fetched a price of about $639,900 a unit, which is on the high end of recent deals in the South Bay.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
The alliance between Los Tigres del Norte and The Simpsons isn’t far fetched.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
The idea that organ donations might arise from a Rose Parade float — or other avenues for public outreach — isn’t far fetched.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
While elevating and icing her foot, Grenda continued to photograph the reception from a chair while her second photographer stepped up as the lead and her intern fetched her crutches before taking over as second photographer.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetched
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On average, a multiday vacation in Valais can set travelers back as much as 700 euros (a little over $837 USD), and massages cost about 150 euros (about $180 USD).—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Super Bowl commercials cost as much as $10 million for a 30-second ad, and viewers should expect ads from tech, pharmaceuticals and wellness companies this year, Mark Marshall, NBC’s head of global advertising told Bloomberg.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Starmer has brought a delegation of nearly 60 British business executives and organization leaders on this trip.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Another lawsuit brought by detainees in federal court in Fort Myers argued that immigration was a federal issue, and Florida agencies and private contractors hired by the state had no authority to operate the facility under federal law.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetched. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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