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
Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Original price: $29.99 Make fetch fun for you and your dog with a lightsaber ball launcher.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The doggy duo were then filmed jumping out of the car and being led to the pool, before they were captured jumping into the water several times, playing fetch and swimming while holding toys in their mouths.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Verb
For example, Pablo Picasso’s Mère et Enfant (1922) sold for $6 million, though it was expected to fetch at least $9 million.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Original price: $29.99 Make fetch fun for you and your dog with a lightsaber ball launcher.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
Noun
The west-southwest winds today will blow over the entire fetch of Lake Erie, helping to shove the water towards the eastern end of the lake.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The doggy duo were then filmed jumping out of the car and being led to the pool, before they were captured jumping into the water several times, playing fetch and swimming while holding toys in their mouths.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetch
Verb
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Such a move would cost the university about $100 million.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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The resulting increase in attacks on calves has alarmed ranchers and cost the state millions to reimburse losses and support non-lethal deterrents.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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That’s when Trump called for an aide to bring to him a stack of articles about violent attacks on white farmers and dim the lights to bring the room’s attention to a large flat screen TV set up along a wall of the Oval Office.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Preliminary purchasing managers’ index data will be released for France and the U.K. CNBC will also be bringing you interviews from the Barclays leadership conference, focusing on energy, geopolitics and sector-specific challenges.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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“Fetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetch. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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