as in cost
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 fetched
Jacob Markström and Linus Ullmark both recently fetched packages that included a first-round pick, and Shesterkin is a better goalie and multiple years younger than both of them.
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The alliance between Los Tigres del Norte and The Simpsons isn’t far fetched.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
The idea that organ donations might arise from a Rose Parade float — or other avenues for public outreach — isn’t far fetched.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
While elevating and icing her foot, Grenda continued to photograph the reception from a chair while her second photographer stepped up as the lead and her intern fetched her crutches before taking over as second photographer.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
That means a Birkin originally bought for $10,000 and resold in 2022 would have fetched for $22,200, while a bag originally retailing for the same price and resold at auction today would be worth about $14,000 on the resale market today.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
The first lot of the sale (Set #1) fetched $200,000, setting a rather high benchmark for subsequent sets.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2025
Modern classics seem to be all the rage in the motorcycle world of late, and Phelon & Moore seems to be sticking with the same winning formula that has fetched impressive results for the likes of Royal Enfield, Honda, and Triumph.
—New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
The four murals went to three separate buyers and are estimated to have collectively fetched $20 million, though no sum has been officially disclosed.
—News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetched
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Tickets cost $5 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.—
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Miami’s victory ended the Bills streak of seven consecutive wins against the Dolphins, many of which have come in the playoffs (2022), or kept the Dolphins out of them (2023), and cost Miami the division crown.—
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Playing Queen Charlotte brought her presence back to film following the height of her television fame with Prime Suspect.—
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Now, Letts has brought Coon back to Broadway with the Main Stem debut of his 1996 play Bug, a skin-crawling portrayal of people on the fringes.—
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“Fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetched. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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