hatch 1 of 2

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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verb

as in to spawn
to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop the mallards and geese have begun hatching in their nests down by the pond

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Recent Examples of hatch
Noun
The eggs hatch into maggots, which then eat the flesh of the animal to survive, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 The main hatch is already open, a small mercy for my purposes, and my torchlight shines back on a wooden ladder, paint worn in the centre of each rung where the crew’s footsteps buffed it away. Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
For example, fever baby turtles in Raine Island, Australia are hatching. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025 Daydreaming of seeing sea turtles hatch in Costa Rica? Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hatch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
Noun
  • Where to stay One 1913 Beaux-Arts building and one modern structure joined by a courtyard, Ignacia Guest House has nine rooms, a pink lounge, a library, and a kitchen and dining space with French doors that lead outside.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The panic began when a pilot reportedly heard knocking on the cockpit door and was unable to contact his crew.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The annual phenomenon sees millions of crimson-red crustaceans clattering across roads from their forest dwellings to the island's shores to spawn their eggs.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This is not even the first time in the past year that Tyler’s old material has resurfaced online, spawning a familiar ouroboros of online discourse, shrouded in the language of accountability and well-meaning politics, that mostly serves to feed the beast of online engagement.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wrexham now sit 15th in the table, level on points with pre-season title favourites Ipswich Town and five points clear of Norwich City in the final relegation place.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But letting them in was still a better idea than sitting here at her table, scrolling her phone, waiting for several thousand bucks to miraculously drop in her lap.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The actor had previously met success with the first film in Netflix's The Kissing Booth series, but his searing performance as the nervy, brooding jock Nate Jacobs was among the most potent features that made Euphoria a water cooler hit.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The folk vampire is not a suave dinner-jacket-wearing seducer, nor a sparkling, brooding hero.
    Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When state troopers executed a search warrant at a motel where Zajko was staying, law enforcement found LaSota hiding in the bathroom of another room, laying still on the floor, his eyes closed, almost catatonic.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Mayorga laid the groundwork for the Ecuadorian cumbia sound and musicians like Medardo Luzuriaga, who transformed the genre into a national sensation.
    NPR, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The new siblings’ eggs had been incubating for nine months before they were born to mom Aanjay and dad Titus.
    Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Bitfury helps incubate other companies through its services, and Kikvadze is dedicated to creating conditions where innovation can flourish.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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