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
Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2025
If Scheffler and Gillis joined forces and added a charity component — perhaps with a video of Scheffler joking about the incident or talking with Gillis — the pants might fetch closer to $20,000.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Somehow the flames skipped over a patch of grass next door, giving Quincy the perfect spot for a game of fetch while Risa and her team begin work.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The animals are easy to catch, dry and store, and can fetch hundreds of dollars per pound, driving locals to harvest many tropical species to the brink.
—Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2025
If Scheffler and Gillis joined forces and added a charity component — perhaps with a video of Scheffler joking about the incident or talking with Gillis — the pants might fetch closer to $20,000.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Noun
This can be achieved through long walks, running, taking them along for bike rides, and of course, long games of fetch.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Somehow the flames skipped over a patch of grass next door, giving Quincy the perfect spot for a game of fetch while Risa and her team begin work.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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The company, which is slated to join the S&P 500 next week, said the incident will cost between $180 million and $400 million to remedy.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Some avoidable, simple mistakes cost them — early foul trouble has a unique way of interrupting rhythm and flow, boxing out and not being overpowered by a team that is neck and neck in the rebounding department for the postseason — those are good places to start.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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That’s when Trump called for an aide to bring to him a stack of articles about violent attacks on white farmers and dim the lights to bring the room’s attention to a large flat screen TV set up along a wall of the Oval Office.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Preliminary purchasing managers’ index data will be released for France and the U.K. CNBC will also be bringing you interviews from the Barclays leadership conference, focusing on energy, geopolitics and sector-specific challenges.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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“Fetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetch. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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