fetched

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 That's what makes Marchitelli's Eras Tour prediction not so far-fetched. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 This Mondial, produced just a year after the Bring a Trailer example, fetched a little under four times the price, or $123,000. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 27 June 2026 Meanwhile, a painting of a nude woman by a grandson of Sigmund Freud fetched nearly $39 million. CBS News, 26 June 2026 On June 13, 2026, the first public sale of a PSA 10 fetched $16,470 at auction. Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026 And what about that enormous price of six hundred livres, three times the sum fetched by the most expensive of the artist’s pictures at auction thirty years later? Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 David Meisinger, the chief executive of the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative, said the high prices typically fetched in utility acquisitions, as well as lack of willing sellers, have historically served as barriers for the expansion of public power. John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026 Authentic bags have fetched prices ranging from hundreds of dollars to more than $1,000 on the resale market. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 15 June 2026 The landmark 57-room residential complex in Los Altos fetched a purchase price of $43 million, according to documents filed on June 9 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office. George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetched
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  • Custom built tents can cost up to $1 million, according to a Vogue article on the trend.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • Jennifer Lopez's love don't cost a thing, but her heartbreak has been invaluable.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
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  • Electing to keep his No 5 on the field, the Brazil head coach made a subtle tactical tweak that saw Endrick enter the action and brought Matheus Cunha further to the left flank — which unlocked the attacking prowess of Vinicius Junior.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • An inside source revealed on Sunday that the couple's vows brought Kelce to tears.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026

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“Fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetched. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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