fetching up

verb

present participle of fetch up
as in stopping
to bring (something) to a standstill the driver fetched up the horse-drawn carriage in front of the church

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetching up
  1. stopping
  2. halting
  3. stalling
  4. pulling up
  5. catching
  6. drawing up
  7. bringing up
  8. holding up
Verb
  • Executive chef Gil Dumoulin often makes the rounds in the dining room, stopping to discuss the food with guests, which is a nice touch.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • This is not an argument for fear or for stopping useful innovation.
    — Babajide Ojuola, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • Kean, who has voted against resolutions aimed at halting military action in Iran, defended the war.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • By halting those exports, the thinking goes, domestic diesel prices would drop due to a flood of fresh supply, lowering costs for farmers, commercial trucking companies and thousands of other businesses that rely on the fuel.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • The memoir also details Cooper’s crippling, career-stalling struggles with substance abuse during the late ‘70s and goes into depth about his subsequent re-embrace of Christianity and his current beliefs and practices.
    — Gary Graff, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Tropical disturbance in the Gulf Coast Rain is expected to continue in central Florida, where a stalling frontal system is now draped.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of stalling
Verb
  • Adam Johnson, chief deputy clerk for the county clerk, said the voter registration database was not pulling up the correct dates of birth for some voters.
    — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The exterior might have many fans envisioning the famous taxi cab pulling up to the house, as depicted in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air‘s opening credits.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulling up
Verb
  • Her complexion was lit-from-within radiant, with the warm pink pigment catching the light across the tops of her cheekbones.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In 134 career games, Stewart rushed for 7,335 yards and 51 touchdowns while catching 162 passes for 1,295 yards and seven touchdowns.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of catching
Verb
  • Without that rule, threatened species no longer get automatic protections and instead rely on agencies drawing up species-specific rules for each one, a process that can take years.
    — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This impetus did not begin with the war on terror; generations of American leaders and scholars have sought to increase presidential power, drawing up mechanisms that could sideline civil liberties and intertwine military and police activities.
    — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of drawing up
Verb
  • Let’s not blame the teachers without proposing any policy solutions or even bringing up the U-word.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Durbin's devoted much of his opening testimony to dismissing the issue of trans athletes in women's sports, bringing up issues like affordability, getting cell phones out of the hands of children, AI and trust in government.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of bringing up
Verb
  • Revenue may be holding up even as calendar productivity softens, creating an important trade-off for buyers to consider.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Consumers are also doing their part, holding up better against higher fuel prices and higher tariffs than many forecast.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of holding up
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“Fetching up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetching%20up. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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