as in to stop
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 fetch up
Poaching networks operate with military-grade precision, fueled by a transnational black market where rhino horn can fetch up to $400,000 per kilogram, a price tag that makes gold look cheap.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Go deeper • ThyssenKrupp is weighing the sale of its materials trading unit, which could fetch up to €2b, per Bloomberg.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
This lot is also expected to fetch up to $50,000.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
The sneakers can fetch up to $30,000.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Go deeper • ThyssenKrupp is weighing the sale of its materials trading unit, which could fetch up to €2b, per Bloomberg.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
This lot is also expected to fetch up to $50,000.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
The sneakers can fetch up to $30,000.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetch up
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Nothing better than putting down the top and driving beautiful roads just after the rain stops and the air is powerfully charged by the nearby ocean, scrubbed clean.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In fact, water levels at Lake Powell, one of the main water storage reservoirs for the Colorado River Basin, could fall low enough to stop hydropower generation at the reservoir by December 2026, according to the NOAA report.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Lifestyles changes such as eating better, being more physically active and abstaining from alcohol may halt or even reverse the progression of MASH.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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While the outlet did not specify which investments may have been halted, an anonymous Korean semiconductor executive told Korea JoongAng Daily that such actions had raised concerns about Samsung Electronics' advanced chip plant under construction in Taylor, Texas.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was killed in Utah on Wednesday and the suspect, Tyler Robinson, was caught after his father turned him in to authorities on Friday.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Use any type of soft plastic lures to catch black bass.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Negotiations on the bill to repeal the AUMFs were also stalled due to the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who had agreed to bring the bill to the floor.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Deals can stall or collapse if a prospective client is not confident in a company’s security posture.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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So a query on just what to wear to a wedding in Miami in December will pull up a carousel of options that can be added to one’s cart and bought immediately.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Give the culprit a small spritz, let sit for a second, and then carefully wiggle the zipper back and forth while pulling up or down as needed.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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At the time, Senior Judge Lynne Battaglia ordered the legislature to draw up a new map.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Deadline reported last month that Ashling O’Connor, a consultant at executive search firm Spencer Stuart, has circulated a brief for the CEO position and is drawing up a list of potential candidates.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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The other client of Miami’s Rawsi Williams in the Bar’s petition, however, filed a Bar grievance after the first settlement funds check sent to her was declared invalid by her bank.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tuesday's revision is part of a routine, annual exercise in which the government checks its monthly jobs numbers — which come from a sampling of employers — against much more complete data from state tax records.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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He was not bound by law to stay.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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LeBron James stayed silent this week as controversy swirled around him over a piece in a Chinese state-run newspaper with his byline that appeared on Monday.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Fetch up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetch%20up. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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