as in schemes
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 pictures
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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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
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Presumably whichever region fetches the higher price will be the one Dairyland chooses in the future.
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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.
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Vytas Reid,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Fresh opium now fetches about $329 per kilogram, more than double the 2019 price of $145.
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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.
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Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
CookingPal’s gadget suggests meals, fetches recipes, chops, stirs, and steams ingredients, and then cleans up after itself.
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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.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
The iPhone 15 Pro Max currently fetches $492, while the base iPhone 15 sits at $311.
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Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Presumably whichever region fetches the higher price will be the one Dairyland chooses in the future.
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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.
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Vytas Reid,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Fresh opium now fetches about $329 per kilogram, more than double the 2019 price of $145.
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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.
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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.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetches
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Federal authorities on Tuesday charged 10 Southern California defendants in a series of healthcare fraud schemes, including one case involving nearly $270 million in fraudulent Medi-Cal claims and another that allegedly defrauded Medicare out of approximately $27 million.
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As contemporary home designs fade the visual bounds between interior and exterior, design pros are calling on lighting designers to illuminate their clients’ landscapes, with schemes that provide everything from safety to spectacle.
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Later pictures showed the structure being towed within the lagoon.
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Space-age music blared night-club-loud as pictures of birds, plants, and flowers cascaded down the walls.
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Shipping experts say rural delivery costs more because drivers make fewer stops per mile, increasing the cost per package.
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Beyond that, self-parking typically costs $25 per day but may cost more during special events.
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They are accused of using several ruses to force their way into people’s homes, assaulting unsuspecting residents and holding them hostage for their own money, and demanding access to their crypto accounts.
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Kids will quickly see through her ruses.
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Other items in the store run from the inexpensive — like $5 collectible stickers and magnets — to the more lavish, such as official FIFA soccer balls for $200 and miniature replicas of the World Cup trophy for $250.
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Adair worked with the Knights’ graphic designer, Will Briggs, to translate his design onto the jerseys — replicas of which will be given out to the first 1,500 kids who attend Saturday night’s game.
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The chili brings the comfort-food feel, while the red link gives it a little more kick and personality than your regular dog.
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With the nurturing Moon in your 6th House of Health and Routine, a harmonious trine to authoritative Saturn in your 10th House of Career and Status brings steady traction.
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At one point, Jessie befriends a gang of tech toys that includes a low-tech potty-training product named Smarty Pants, along with GPS and camera devices Atlas and Snappy.
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The suspects arrested allegedly planned to target senior government officials with small, armed drones; no devices were launched.
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In February, the FBI released images showing an armed person at Nancy Guthrie's front door tampering with the camera prior to her disappearance, but the suspect in the images has not been identified.
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One series displayed different images depending on the viewer’s position relative to the piece.
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