fetched

verb

past tense of fetch
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 These tubers have fetched $600 per kilo at auction, growing in three months and yielding a delicate, lemon-y or salty taste. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026 The gallery had other notable sales from Oli Epp, whose new paintings sold for $55,000 each, and Shim Moon-Seup, who had a painting that fetched above $63,000. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The more balanced market gives home shoppers potentially more leverage in negotiating better terms with sellers, especially if a property has not fetched offers in weeks or months. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 The acoustic guitar Noel Gallagher played during Oasis‘ 1996 MTV Unplugged performance has fetched a hefty sum of $299,376 including buyer’s premium yesterday. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026 Of course, with today’s technology, maybe that isn’t so far-fetched. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 Renoir’s most valuable works have fetched dozens of millions of dollars at auctions in the past. — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026 Launching swarms of small, light interceptors to defend the United States from incoming nuclear missiles may no longer be so far-fetched. — Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026 But with Sex Lives now licensed to Netflix (on a non-exclusive basis, all three seasons remain on HBO Max), and NSFW available, the prospect is not that far fetched anymore. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetched
  1. cost
  2. brought
Verb
  • Before the war, a room at the hotel had cost the equivalent of five euros a night.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The boxes allegedly cost substantially less to produce, allowing the conspirators to use the inflated prices to finance bribes and divert government funds.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of cost
Verb
  • American officials were brought into the discussions as well.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The shooting has brought medical expenses and uncertainty to her family, according to the fundraising campaign.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of brought

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“Fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetched. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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