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
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2025
Fullerton apartments fetch $4.1 million A nine-unit apartment property in Fullerton sold June 13 for $4.1 million or $455,555 per unit, according to Marcus & Millichap.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Screenshots from a June 26 TikTok video of a silver Labrador continuing to play fetch despite losing her vision a few months prior.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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Verb
That’s a rock-bottom wage for the phenom of women’s basketball, as her card that fetched hundreds of thousands at auction is over 8.6 times higher than her annual pay.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2025
Fullerton apartments fetch $4.1 million A nine-unit apartment property in Fullerton sold June 13 for $4.1 million or $455,555 per unit, according to Marcus & Millichap.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
Noun
This could be an extra long walk or a few more rounds of fetch.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Screenshots from a June 26 TikTok video of a silver Labrador continuing to play fetch despite losing her vision a few months prior.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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Verb
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Of course, vehicles tend to cost more than their starting price, and the ZR1X is no different.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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The new diverging diamond interchange proposed in Waukesha County to rehabilitate one of the oldest interchanges on the Interstate 94 system is estimated to cost about $7.9 million, officials say.—
Liliana Fannin,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Robert had a bloop single to right, bringing home Tauchman to make it 4-1.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Contestants are asked to bring their entries to the Lion’s Shelter between noon and 1 p.m. on festival day.—
Debra Skodack,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Fetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetch. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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