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
Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The crew exited via a side hatch, one by one, onto an inflatable raft known as a front porch that allows the four astronauts to get their sea legs back after 10 days in space.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
The processing center there was supposed to be one of the first to open in a facilities project hatched under Mullin’s predecessor, Kristi Noem.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Noun
After the Navy crew opened the hatch, ocean currents hindered their ability to deploy inflatable devices around the capsule to stabilize it and help the astronauts exit.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The crew exited via a side hatch, one by one, onto an inflatable raft known as a front porch that allows the four astronauts to get their sea legs back after 10 days in space.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
The plot to murder Stanifer, according to prosecutors, was hatched as part of a robbery and carjacking, and led to a series of shocking decisions.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
The processing center there was supposed to be one of the first to open in a facilities project hatched under Mullin’s predecessor, Kristi Noem.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
Noun
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It's believed the guest accidentally left the hotel door open.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Behind the bar there's a squad car door hanging that's riddled with bullet holes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The energy of the collision spawns many new particles, including—sometimes—W bosons.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Lyrids are known for producing bright, fast-moving meteors that tend to lack persistent trails, but have the potential to spawn spectacular fireballs as larger chunks of Comet Thatcher smash into Earth's atmosphere.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Colbert said, as images of the president sitting and looking uncomfortable appeared onscreen.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Apr. 2026
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In January, 2020, one of the law firms representing the trucking companies sent Garrison a subpoena, asking him to sit for a deposition.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some scholars say one brooding figure is Michelangelo.—
Martha Teichner,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Angry swans brood and colorful birds perch atop old cages.—
Karen Burshtein,
Time,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The image posted by the president Sunday night showed Trump wearing a biblical-style robe and laying hands on a bedridden man as light emanates from his fingers — while a soldier, a nurse, a praying woman and a bearded man in a baseball cap all look on admiringly.—
Will Weissert,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Encephalitis can also lay dormant, with Edwards never having a cold sore herself, the outlet added.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The female will lay one to three eggs and incubate them for about 35 days, according to ODNR.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, the coalition is incubating new chapters soon to be launched in Rwanda, Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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