fetches 1 of 3

plural of fetch

fetches

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of fetch

fetches

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of fetch
as in costs
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 fetches
Verb
Rafferty doesn’t offer much in the way of sympathy, describing their time together as both brief and now over before Plunket fetches his wife to bring her home himself. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 No one wants to drill under the ocean when oil fetches $60 a barrel. John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 CookingPal’s gadget suggests meals, fetches recipes, chops, stirs, and steams ingredients, and then cleans up after itself. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetches
Verb
  • Beyond that, self-parking typically costs $25 per day but may cost more during special events.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Worse, may car owners act like their car only costs the incremental cost of operating it, which can appear be under 5 cents/mile in an EV.
    Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Which brings us to what the British press described as the biggest celebrity break-up since Charles and Diana.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Just use what feels right—what brings you joy.
    Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Fetches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetches. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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