fetches 1 of 3

plural of fetch

fetches

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noun (2)

plural of fetch

fetches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fetch
as in costs
to have a price of those old toys that we tossed away are now fetching big bucks as antiques

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fetches
Verb
Whatever proceeds Fairlane mall fetches at next month's auction/sale are to be deducted from the $35 million judgement against Kohan and the LLC. — Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026 There's no public benchmark for what a whole cluster fetches when the seller has no choice. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Anna then fetches the golden notebook and in it writes the first sentence of Saul’s new novel. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Wild Arugula While standard arugula may be part of many reasonably priced salad mixes, the deliciously spicy, dainty wild arugula fetches premium prices of $4 to $6 for a 5-ounce bunch. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 29 June 2026 Presumably whichever region fetches the higher price will be the one Dairyland chooses in the future. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Shorter fetches often create multiple, less intense bands of snow, while longer fetches can produce severe single bands, sometimes with thundersnow, as seen in the longer geographical positioning of lakes like Erie and Ontario. — Vytas Reid, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026 Fresh opium now fetches about $329 per kilogram, more than double the 2019 price of $145. — CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025 Rafferty doesn’t offer much in the way of sympathy, describing their time together as both brief and now over before Plunket fetches his wife to bring her home himself. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetches
Noun
  • Curious schemes, plus bad tackling, contributed to a unit that was poor against the pass, and worse against the run.
    — Mac Engel October 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Other schemes are more direct—like a new version of the Nigerian prince scam that uses celebrity deepfakes.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Stone, in a royal blue skirt suit, posed for pictures before stopping to chat happily with the Haim sisters, with Este Haim breaking into song.
    — Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Messi posted on social media pictures of him arriving to join the national team for the last time and his final training sessions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Each of these cables costs a thousand euros, as per today’s prices, pushing up the cost of such a quantum computer.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • Shipping experts say rural delivery costs more because drivers make fewer stops per mile, increasing the cost per package.
    — Barbara Booth, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There’s a delightful secret history of Hollywood directors whose ruses and stratagems bought them an unusual amount of leeway with their scripts.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Even before pro-party AI ruses were possible, the Chinese government and its supporters flooded social media with pro-China propaganda and vicious attacks on critics.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • The film worked extensively to operate under the union’s new rules surrounding the use of digital replicas and AI, especially when new scenes would emerge throughout the four-month production.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Behind the reception desk, a wall of 109 wooden pigeonholes doubles as an art installation, with some compartments displaying replicas of the property's original room keys and others filled with nautical relics reflecting Naples's coastal allure.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Their arrival brings the number of satellites developed for GHGSat to 13.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This brings us back to how Crohn’s is not juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
    — John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Investigators are still combing through the suspects' cellphones, dashboard cameras and other devices for clues about potential links to Iran.
    — Steve Hendrix, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s latest startup Prometheus is using AI to assist engineers in the design and manufacturing of a range of devices—from computers to automobiles to jet engines.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The hotel plays up its proximity to ACL Live, with framed photographs of the show and an Austin City Limits coffee table book of images captured by the same photographer.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Some Russian online media late Tuesday also posted the images.
    — SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Fetches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetches. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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