1
as in appealing
having an often mysterious or magical power to attract
the woman's fetching smile has long made the painting a favorite with visitors to the museum
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as in attractive
very pleasing to look at
a most fetching outfit in which to go skiing
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as in costing
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 fetching
Jesse Green, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2022
This fetching flask would please any whiskey drinker with a sense of style.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2022
Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
They were introduced to new toys—also differing in appearance—and owners played with them via pulling or fetching without saying the labels out loud.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The unlikely progress through the story of Gussie Carnegie — the producer’s secretary, then wife, then star, then ex, but in reverse — suddenly seems clear and, in Krystal Joy Brown’s fetching performance, charming if not credible.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2022
This fetching flask would please any whiskey drinker with a sense of style.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2022
Verb
This time, the dogs only experienced each toy’s function (either tugging or fetching) during play; they were not taught words for any of them.
—Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
They were introduced to new toys—also differing in appearance—and owners played with them via pulling or fetching without saying the labels out loud.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetching
Adjective
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The hybrid drivetrain delivers a welcome power boost in addition to appealing fuel economy.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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The backfield will continue to be a near-even split, but Marks still has the higher ceiling and more appealing value given his passing game work.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While stocks in the region, so far, have underperformed their emerging-market peers, letting down many investors, these lower valuations are attractive to KKR because of the positive macro trends.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Kalathara will play Kavita, a brilliant and attractive female plastic surgeon who is professional and straight to the point.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Even its most recent blowout earnings failed to assuage investors of concerns around not only AI adoption, but also the impact of higher tariffs costing the company $800 million in the previous quarter.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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But iridium is among the rarest elements on Earth, costing about $160 per gram.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Simple and sturdy, this foot stool is a charming addition to small spaces.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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The city is known for its incredible food culture, beautiful and charming architecture, and amazing hotel scene.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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An enemy may have invaded your beautiful, green lawn, leaving it ugly and brown.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At a reunion special, Conner read a heartfelt letter acknowledging his past and emphasizing the possibility of healing, bringing both himself and Whitney to tears.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX’s Starship, the biggest and most powerful spacecraft ever launched, successfully completed its 11th test flight, bringing the company closer to sending humans to other worlds.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Karlsson is very likable, funny, smart and charismatic.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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His current popularity and influence are partly down to his reputation as a charismatic politician who was able and willing to work with various Palestinian factions.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Old photographs show them on windblown mountain peaks, looking scruffily handsome and nearly indistinguishable.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Grant was dazzlingly handsome, of course, but something else about him had leapt off the screen and captured her imagination.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Fetching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetching. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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