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
Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In a blog post, NASA said flight engineer Mike Fincke opened the hatch of SpaceX's Dragon capsule about 90 minutes after its docking, followed by crewmates Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman and Kimiya Yui.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
The moths lay eggs, which hatch and become caterpillars.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
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Noun
First shown at the Los Angeles auto show in 2014, the Mirai found less than 30,000 buyers over nearly 10 years, but Toyota never considered the mid-sized hatch a flop.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In a blog post, NASA said flight engineer Mike Fincke opened the hatch of SpaceX's Dragon capsule about 90 minutes after its docking, followed by crewmates Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman and Kimiya Yui.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
Hijinks ensue when the Dude’s best friend hatches a plan to keep the wealthier Lebowski’s ransom money for the Dude and himself.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
The moths lay eggs, which hatch and become caterpillars.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
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Togg announced the European launch of its T10X electric SUV, and unveiled the T10F, an electric five-door sedan.—
Bernadette Baum,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Elijah Ming, 34, and an officer with the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department, approached the front door, and a man inside the home allegedly fired at the two.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hurricane Lane in 2018, spawned by a tropical wave that originated in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, eventually became only the fifth Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale on record in the Central Pacific Basin, according to a hurricane center report.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the launch of Sputnik helped spawn the first federal student loan program.—
Leadership Brainery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The case then sat unsolved for years, until recent advances in forensic genetic DNA technology would become critical to this investigation.—
Claire Lempert,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bonneville, sitting behind her, grabbed her hand for the last 15 minutes and didn’t let go.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The rugged and brooding Cody is pulled out of the shadows of his past by Ali, a free-spirited cowgirl.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Murr uses for paper the draft pages of a biography about a struggling brooding composer named Johannes Kreisler; Murr comes off as the less ridiculous and more emotionally healthy of the two.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Overnight, crews will build hose lays along fire breaks and reinforce lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The kids with the balls spent all that time hunkered down on the stairs, laying low and waiting to be allowed back to their seats.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Elba, as an actor, musician, filmmaker, entrepreneur and philanthropist, has also used Dust to Dreams as a prototype film for his ongoing work with Abudu to incubate African creative talent, in front and behind the screen.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some had been incubating in wet conditions, others in humid conditions and others still in dry conditions.—
Joel S. Levine,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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