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
Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Her art fetches astronomical auction prices of $3 million to $4 million.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The west-southwest winds today will blow over the entire fetch of Lake Erie, helping to shove the water towards the eastern end of the lake.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The most impressive commitment to blue, however, came from Zenith, whose 160th anniversary collection included a number of fetching blue-on-blue pieces in an electric shade unlike anything else at the show.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Her art fetches astronomical auction prices of $3 million to $4 million.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
The west-southwest winds today will blow over the entire fetch of Lake Erie, helping to shove the water towards the eastern end of the lake.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The west-southwest winds today will blow over the entire fetch of Lake Erie, helping to shove the water towards the eastern end of the lake.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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The average vacation for a solo traveler in the United States costs about $1,986 per week, while a vacation for two people will typically cost around $3,971 per week.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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That effort cost Obama's party control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while Republicans failed in their own bids to repeal the law.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Self Offense explores the fundamental dynamics of space and time in interactions, bringing it into conscious awareness to be used as a tool.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The storms could bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches).—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Fetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetch. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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