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verb

present participle of fetch
as in costing
to have a price of those old toys that we tossed away are now fetching big bucks as antiques

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Recent Examples of fetching
Adjective
This fetching flask would please any whiskey drinker with a sense of style. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2022 Running the length of the dining room is a long blond banquette; walls are alternately painted in fetching blue waves and elegant graffiti. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2022
Verb
Raw examples of this card are selling on eBay for close to $1,000 and PSA 10’s are fetching between $2,000-$2,500. Tyler Holzhammer, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025 Her busy itinerary includes swimming, fetching, hanging out, accompanying people on bicycle rides and getting her hair washed. Callaghan O’Hare, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fetching
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetching
Adjective
  • Preserve & Grow Wealth with Risk-Focused Quality Portfolios For investors who want to pair defensive strategy with appealing returns, AEP is a smart choice.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Vara is an appealing narrator—smart, funny, honest, and a little neurotic.
    Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The vast majority of the city’s industrial jobs remained low paying, dangerous, and only attractive to the most desperate Americans until the 1940s.
    Made by History, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
  • These rooms, and the rest of the interior, have just been professionally repainted using attractive colors.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Offstage, Summer lives in the Dallas Fort Worth area, sharing her home with her supportive husband, their charming daughter, her quirky brother, and her canine companions, Cricket, Loki, Adie and chinchilla, Princess Fluffy Pants.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Over the course of the game, hosted by the charming Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick), the cash changed hands a few times, lies were told, innocent people were voted out, and tears were shed.
    Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Order a drink, admire the master carpentry, and unwind with views of the beautiful garden.
    Christina Liao, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The lead grew to 3-1 at 1:57 of the third with one of the most beautiful goals of the season.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Christmas centers on humility and grace — the birth of a savior in the humblest of settings, bringing a hopeful message of personal redemption and universal love.
    Priscilla Whitehead, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • According to a forecast from Bank of America Securities, consumers are expected to spend 7% more in 2024 than in 2023, bringing their average anticipated spending up to nearly $2,100.
    Ronny Maye, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • One of my favorites of the important supporting cast is the charismatic Chinese couple who runs two shops in town and provides material support to the twins’ efforts to start their juke joint — Grace (Li Jun Li) and Bow Chow (Yao), who have an adolescent daughter, Lisa (Helena Hu).
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Why cast an actor as charismatic as this star and then hand him two underwritten parts?
    A.A. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • His being handsome, funny and not known for comedy was a real asset.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Keep them shiny and spot-free with common household ingredients already in your cupboard, for a handsome set that will last for years.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will compete with the beautiful and enchanting Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) to become the belle of the ball in a film that bitingly examines body image and beauty standards.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Emotive, enchanting and exotic, the track weaves kalimba and chanting vocals with soft, brooding piano and string parts — and even a subtle harp.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Fetching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetching. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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