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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fetches
Verb
Whatever proceeds Fairlane mall fetches at next month's auction/sale are to be deducted from the $35 million judgement against Kohan and the LLC. — Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetches
Noun
  • Meanwhile, frontier labs are pushing forward with their own self-regulatory schemes, which will ask them to agree on testing standards in a highly competitive environment.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The schemes often use fictitious romantic relationships to persuade victims to transfer money to an investment opportunity recommended by the fraudsters.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But the sight of a man sleeping atop the shelter next to a shopping cart caught the attention of onlookers, some of whom pulled out their phones to take pictures, as first reported by KTLA.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Troublesome Creek, Kentucky, overflowed, destroying pictures of the late 13-year-old boy whom Campbell helped raise — and just about everything else in her home.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 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
  • Most of the historic buildings and structures on Naper Settlement’s 13-acre campus are replicas of old buildings or were moved from their original locations and brought to the museum.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In the public cloud, one patient or customer record can spread into replicas, logs, embeddings, feature stores, caches and model checkpoints.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Now a brick and mortar in the Greenwich Village for Fat Ronnie's brings the burger home.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • His name was brought up this week by Dave Roberts, because Kim brings speed, versatility and good defense.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • These devices, and more than a dozen others, are included in the latest update of STAT’s Breakthrough Device Tracker, which since 2022 has captured nearly 800 devices reported to have FDA breakthrough status.
    — Katie Palmer, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Chinese list of US products that will be subject to lower tariffs covers 1,619 items, including corn, wheat, frozen meat, seafood, wood products, cosmetics and medical devices, according to a list published by the White House.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Gorgoni shot his images in the snow, endowing Shift with a stark graphic identity devoid of human occupancy.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In March, the company debuted Luma Agents, which can execute creative work across text, images, video, and audio on behalf of studios, marketing teams, and agencies.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Fetches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetches. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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