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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetching up
  1. stopping
  2. halting
  3. stalling
  4. pulling up
  5. catching
  6. drawing up
  7. bringing up
  8. holding up
Verb
  • Cornerbacks Jacob Parrish and Zyon McCollum had Tampa Bay's other picks, with the last turnover stopping a second-half drive in Bucs territory when Atlanta still had an opportunity to get back into the game.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • At the rear, stopping duties are handled by a 230-mm disc and a two-piston caliper, also using 27-mm pistons.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • Since then, the administration has opened the doors to more than 16,000 white South Africans while halting virtually all other immigration.
    — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine's priorities for the talks were halting strikes on energy and critical infrastructure, unblocking Black Sea grain shipments and expanding prisoner exchanges.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • On a national level, the Sunshine Protection Act, which would end changing the clocks, passed in the House of Representatives back in July, before stalling in the Senate.
    — Amanda Callahan, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The tone, momentum and overall direction often are determined by a precious few snaps, and instead of stacking breakthrough moments the Chiefs kept stalling.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of stalling
Verb
  • Detectives reviewed surveillance footage from the 7-Eleven, where Blancas-Espinosa was seen pulling up to the pump bay and getting out of the car near the trash can by the fuel pump, the affidavit read.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The series begins with a prison bus pulling up to a correctional facility in Georgia, where the commander of jail operations, Major Boughner, announces how the 30 participants, 27 men and 3 women, will be divided.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of pulling up
Verb
  • Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong crashes into the wall after catching a fly ball against the White Sox on May 17, 2026, at Rate Field.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Hawkins had 303 yards passing on just 11 completions, with redshirt freshman Taron Francis catching his first three passes of the season for 169 yards, including a 73-yard TD.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of catching
Verb
  • States are drawing up their own legislation to rein in the tech.
    — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Nobody is buying season tickets because Sean Sweeney is drawing up a new out-of-bounds play.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of drawing up
Verb
  • Maybe this has been my challenge—the experience of bringing up a child on my own.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Acton and other Democrats, as well as some Republicans, have excoriated Ramaswamy for the ad and for bringing up his opponent's childhood trauma.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of bringing up
Verb
  • With more than seven million people packed into over 9,000 high-rises, efficiency is key here, and people will judge you for holding up lines, hesitating with your Octopus card, or lingering over your dim sum table while others are waiting.
    — Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The video appears to show a person near the middle of the street holding up a cellphone to record the SUV when the vehicle’s front-right corner strikes the observer, who tumbles to the ground.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of holding up
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