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
  • Travel may be getting more expensive, but that isn’t stopping Americans from splurging on bucket-list vacations.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
  • Maria Alejandra Betancur said her father, Carlos Hugo Betancur, was recently detained while stopping for gas at a Marathon station on Northwest 58th Street in Doral.
    — Ivan Taylor, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • Earlier in the day, the sharp decline in the Kospi prompted the Korea Exchange to activate a sell-side sidecar on the index, temporarily halting program trading.
    — Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask,Justina Lee, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • Turk filed for bankruptcy in June 2025 — halting any litigation from moving forward without permission from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas.
    — Taylor O'Connor July 17, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr seems, at least in jest, to have the answer to the question currently stalling the last moves of NBA free agency.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Oil tankers are now reluctant to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, stalling supplies as a result.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Definition of stalling
Verb
  • But when Lucky wakes from a drugged sleep, Cary is gone and the money too, and police are pulling up outside.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • Swift likely arrived ahead of Gomez, as her SUV was spotted pulling up to the venue earlier this afternoon, per Page Six.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 July 2026
Definition of pulling up
Verb
  • One employee took responsibility for not catching the boys’ early and unapproved departure.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • O’Neill threw out Nick Allen at the plate after catching Altuve’s flyball to shallow right field.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of catching
Verb
  • Calamos Global Dynamic Income might be drawing up another peak, which would give some would-be investors pause.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Even more intriguing was this follow-up report in which Deadline revealed that Sky top brass, led by American exec Dana Strong, are already drawing up plans to get the likes of SNL UK and The Day of the Jackal on to ITV’s main network.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 July 2026
Definition of drawing up
Verb
  • The Mets are last in the NL East with a 37-53 record, while the Royals are bringing up the rear in the AL Central at 36-54.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
  • The better approach is to acknowledge the issue that the team or employee is bringing up.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of bringing up
Verb
  • This ‘reflecting society’ element is why it’s called ‘Black Mirror’, as it could be said the show is holding up a ‘black mirror’ to society.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • While consumers and retail companies have been holding up surprisingly well through a world of trouble — from war to inflation to political uncertainty — the fashion industry is still vulnerable to shocks on Wall Street.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Definition of holding up
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