FETCHING UP Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

fetching up

verb

present participle of fetch up

as in stopping

to bring (something) to a standstill the driver fetched up the horse-drawn carriage in front of the church

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Republicans edge out Democrats on keeping people safe, crime prevention, and reducing and stopping violent crime.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026
With Doak’s game clock defunct, ESPN peeled off one of its scorebug operators to shadow the officials, starting and stopping the on-screen time by hand, second by second.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of stopping

Verb

Either the Chiefs or Broncos have won the division for the past 16 seasons, with Denver halting Kansas City’s nine-year streak of division championships last year.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
The space agency resumed observations with the telescope late last month after halting them early this year to conserve power.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of halting

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Remnants of Dolly, a stalling front from the southeast that is pushing wet weather into South Florida, and a low pressure system in the Gulf pumping moisture our way, are the wack weather problems that could wash away your outside activities.

— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
That is why Gen AI adoption keeps stalling even in organizations where senior leaders have approved the budget, picked the platform, and announced the mandate.

— Gleb Tsipursky, Harvard Business Review, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of stalling

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Smith answered Saturday against Ball State, catching eight passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns — all before halftime — and striking the pose after his second score.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
An angler could have a ton of fun catching bluegills under the lights with fly fishing gear.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of catching

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According to a 2024 planning board presentation, TeraWulf’s project manager said the full buildout would bring employment to between 35 and 40 people at a facility drawing up to 500 megawatts.

— Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026
Congress also has the right to impeach the president, with the House drawing up articles of impeachment and the Senate holding the trial on those articles.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of drawing up

Verb

Clinicians described patients in treatment constantly bringing up GLP-1 content unprompted.

— Jessica Scheer, STAT, 2 Sep. 2026
The gracious master of ceremonies gave me the place of honor in the line-up, directly behind him, with Reiffer and the two shikaris bringing up the rear.

— Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

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