as in door
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
watertight hatches provided access through the ship's bulkheads
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Recent Examples of hatch
Katrina Cossey, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Upon the closing of the legendary hatch, a virtual hurricane blasted Goldberg inside the contraption, with Stitch gleefully running around its perimeter as Goldberg fished for a card holding the lucky number of one audience member who would ultimately win the trip.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Leia Mendoza, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
The two theories triggered widespread alarm in the comment section, with viewers imagining what might be hatching above the woman's hotel bed.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Fill the tank with water to watch Mama swim while her eggs hatch underwater, revealing up to five baby turtles.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Upon the closing of the legendary hatch, a virtual hurricane blasted Goldberg inside the contraption, with Stitch gleefully running around its perimeter as Goldberg fished for a card holding the lucky number of one audience member who would ultimately win the trip.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
After years of being haunted by his past, Holliday hatches a plan to redeem his failing career by walking on to another football team disguised as an oddball named Chad Powers.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
The two theories triggered widespread alarm in the comment section, with viewers imagining what might be hatching above the woman's hotel bed.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
Noun
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Several stores, including grocery chains and retail giants, will be closing their doors in October.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Though Stege Bojer admits having one foot in the door help in his pursuit to secure suppliers and low minimums.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What started as a daily ritual for millions of listeners has spawned a digital empire for the sisters.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Corteva, a stronghold seed and pesticide provider in the Indiana agriculture space, will be no more next year as the northwest side company rebrands and spawns its seed business.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As the test was administered, Officer Kelby Dumond sat atop Ross to monitor the horse's every reaction.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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At Rosa, the décor is colorful and feminine, plastic lines the throw pillows and a bowl of candy sits at the register — the trademark of a good church granny.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Conrad embodies the archetype of intense and brooding depth with all the emotional highs.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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At best, brooding enantiornithines would have been able to make only partial contact with their eggs, resulting in poorer heat transfer and slower development of the embryo.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Brood parasites such as cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds’ nests, tricking the hosts into caring for their offspring at the expense of their own.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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In the opening scene, Swift is seen laying inside a painting with long blond hair and side bangs.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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New ideas and the people who generate them have not been given the room or resources to incubate and grow.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sony Music Entertainment Japan’s Nobu Nakatake emphasized the persistence required to incubate global fandom.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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