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
The four murals went to three separate buyers and are estimated to have collectively fetched $20 million, though no sum has been officially disclosed.
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News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2025
Fred Gwynn costume from CBS’ The Munsters went for $37,500; and Adams’ shoe phone from NBC-CBS’ Get Smart fetched $35,000.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 28 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
Similar memorabilia in other sports, such as MLB’s debut patches, have fetched impressive sums on the secondary market.
—Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Rival executives tell stories about seeing the Rockies place players on waivers who might have fetched something in a trade.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Raleigh's 60th run ball would have likely fetched somewhere in the six-figure range.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
But the notion the Patriots don’t know yet what the best version of their offense is far from far fetched.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
The same process also fetched a fake government military ID image to mask the intrusion and convince victims that nothing unusual had happened.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2025
Fred Gwynn costume from CBS’ The Munsters went for $37,500; and Adams’ shoe phone from NBC-CBS’ Get Smart fetched $35,000.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 28 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
Similar memorabilia in other sports, such as MLB’s debut patches, have fetched impressive sums on the secondary market.
—Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Rival executives tell stories about seeing the Rockies place players on waivers who might have fetched something in a trade.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Raleigh's 60th run ball would have likely fetched somewhere in the six-figure range.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
But the notion the Patriots don’t know yet what the best version of their offense is far from far fetched.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
The same process also fetched a fake government military ID image to mask the intrusion and convince victims that nothing unusual had happened.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetched
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The scandal in question was Prince Andrew’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, which last week cost him his royal title.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Tickets cost $5 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Philippines is one of Asia’s most flood-prone countries but this year it has also been mired in a massive corruption scandal involving flood control projects that have brought thousands of protesters out onto the streets.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Johnston wrote that the Bright Futures Fund was brought into the diocesan accounting system and was under the regular oversight of its finance office.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetched. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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