as in to cost
to have a price of
those old toys that we tossed away are now fetching big bucks as antiques
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as in ruse
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
his latest fetch to win back his girlfriend smacks of desperation
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as in replica
something or someone that strongly resembles another
with its standard assortment of chain stores and central food court, the new mall is pretty much the fetch of 1,000 other malls
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Recent Examples of fetch
Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Rental companies funnel a portion of their cars to wholesale auctions, which offer great liquidity, but fetch lower prices than retail, Woronka said.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2025
One of the many shortcomings of the feline species is its disinterest in playing fetch.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The gift in question is a plot of land in downtown Miami owned by Miami Dade College, last appraised at $67 million but which could fetch as much as $250 million on the open market.
—Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Rental companies funnel a portion of their cars to wholesale auctions, which offer great liquidity, but fetch lower prices than retail, Woronka said.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
The malware worked by hooking JavaScript functions, including fetch, XMLHttpRequest, and wallet APIs.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2025
One of the many shortcomings of the feline species is its disinterest in playing fetch.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetch
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Following last week’s blunders against the Rams, in which Mitchell’s mistakes cost the team two touchdowns, he was effectively benched until garbage time in the fourth quarter.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The rebrand clearly cost the paper subscribers and readers.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The lightweight and compact kit is easy to bring along while traveling or tuck away in a closet at home.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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This work, like the word ‘amalgam’ in the title, just brings it all together.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Fetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetch. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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