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
There's no public benchmark for what a whole cluster fetches when the seller has no choice. Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Anna then fetches the golden notebook and in it writes the first sentence of Saul’s new novel. Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetches
Noun
  • The Eagles are shifting away from their usual vertical, power run-blocking schemes to a wide-zone blocking scheme, while making plays less predictable by making run and pass plays look similar.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In an ideal world Jeff Hafley’s game plans, schemes and play calls put the Dolphins in position to win games if the execution is sharp and the turnover are kept to a minimum.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Lux is drawn back to the old pictures and voice notes on his phone, while Mille stares at the WhatsApp chat with her sister as if waiting for a response.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Beloved Pets Ofrenda had nearly 2,000 pictures of pets on display last year, Barreiro says.
    Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Each of these cables costs a thousand euros, as per today’s prices, pushing up the cost of such a quantum computer.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • There’s a delightful secret history of Hollywood directors whose ruses and stratagems bought them an unusual amount of leeway with their scripts.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Now in his late 70s, original inventions are key to Hadjikyriacou's success, alongside precision replicas.
    Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The move could certainly backfire at a moment when the documentary (and nondocumentary) film world is wary of digital replicas replacing the real thing and AI deepfakes blurring the truth-fiction line.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing as Hollywood brings its awards-ready finest as well as populist fare to the Great White North.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Pettersson, acquired from Vancouver, brings another veteran defensive presence.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The devices are priced from 19,999 yuan ($2,980), with the top-end version costing 24,999 yuan ($3,725).
    Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That makes SiC devices particularly attractive for electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, industrial power systems, and other applications where electrical efficiency and heat management are important.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • For 40 years, the duo has influenced the visual language of contemporary fashion creating images that explore beauty, identity and the human condition via editorial, advertising, portraiture and artistic work.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • If a cruise ship conjures images of crowded eateries and long lines, Seabourn is just the opposite.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

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