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
  • Manuel took over for Dave Brandon, a Domino’s Pizza executive who alienated a lot of Michigan fans with his slick marketing schemes.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • She is also ordered to repay the victims of these schemes in full.
    Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • The charging document also cited one of the many messages Dumarce sent to Cole, including some previously cited by Cole that included threats with pictures of her children.
    Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Anticipate major developments, as the Lesnar-Femi clash is highly watched, potentially shaping future title pictures.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 July 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
  • 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
  • Six modern replicas have also been completed, combining century-old plans with the latest in aluminum hulls, composite rigging, and sail technology.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
  • The King Tut Experience is another new exhibition which features replicas of artifacts from the excavation of King Tutankhamun’s tomb.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • The storm system brings the chance of some hail and damaging winds throughout the evening.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Mecklenburg County this year also invited the neighborhood to participate in its inaugural Meck Fest, a series that brings free food, music and activities to smaller community parks.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The accessibility features on smartphones (and other devices) can be game changers.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
  • Especially for companies such as Samsung, which have been historically known for other capabilities such as hardware and devices, the investment in software, especially for healthcare, is an exciting signal for the industry.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • In 2026, a surge of legal disputes arose from the unauthorized use of individuals' images, voices, and creative works.
    Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • During the five-day preliminary hearing, prosecutors displayed gruesome crime scene images of Hernandez’s remains and produced hundreds of text messages between Burke and Hernandez that provided an in-depth look at their relationship.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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