fetches 1 of 3

plural of fetch

fetches

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noun (2)

plural of fetch

fetches

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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
His Cayuse Bionic Frog now fetches around $400 a bottle, and toward $600 for older vintages. Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Wild Arugula While standard arugula may be part of many reasonably priced salad mixes, the deliciously spicy, dainty wild arugula fetches premium prices of $4 to $6 for a 5-ounce bunch. Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 29 June 2026 Presumably whichever region fetches the higher price will be the one Dairyland chooses in the future. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Shorter fetches often create multiple, less intense bands of snow, while longer fetches can produce severe single bands, sometimes with thundersnow, as seen in the longer geographical positioning of lakes like Erie and Ontario. Vytas Reid, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026 Fresh opium now fetches about $329 per kilogram, more than double the 2019 price of $145. CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025 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 CookingPal’s gadget suggests meals, fetches recipes, chops, stirs, and steams ingredients, and then cleans up after itself. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Jan. 2020 Sachs also wanted to the General Purpose shoe to be more democratic than his Mars Yard series, which fetches thousands of dollars on the resale market, and made the yellow colorway available to purchase at Kohl’s stores. Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetches
Noun
  • Such self-certification schemes have the obvious limitation of relying on authors to tell the truth.
    Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026
  • Look at the jagged lines, the geometric shapes, the neon colour schemes, the tall collars, the billowing short sleeves.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • Recently released pictures show his coffin next arriving in Karbala, surrounded by masses of people.
    Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • Reporters staked out the property and snapped pictures of arrivals.
    Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Shipping experts say rural delivery costs more because drivers make fewer stops per mile, increasing the cost per package.
    Barbara Booth, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Beyond that, self-parking typically costs $25 per day but may cost more during special events.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even before pro-party AI ruses were possible, the Chinese government and its supporters flooded social media with pro-China propaganda and vicious attacks on critics.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Such offenders will use all different ruses to distract the victim, such as claiming to be utility workers, tree trimmers, or handymen working on neighbors' houses.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Some of the deals have pages of guardrails and approval rights, setting down boundaries for any future use of these replicas.
    Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
  • Then there’s the deeper penetration of digital twins (virtual factory replicas).
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The groomer parks in your driveway or at your curb, brings your dog into the vehicle and handles the full appointment on-site.
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • The Entertainment Thanks to high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi available on JSX flights, travelers are free to stream and browse directly on their personal devices.
    Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • As more Florida seniors use wearables like continuous glucose monitors, remote blood pressure monitors, smartwatches and fitness trackers, concern grows about who has access to the data these devices collect.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • In photo images shared by the Parks and Rec Department, an outdoor trash barrel sits ringed by bags of refuse collected next to a playing field.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • TikTokers today may be a great distance from the church fathers, but their images still resonate – even, and perhaps especially, on the internet.
    Denva Gallant, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

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