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
New Atlas, 9 June 2026
Finding a bird's nest in the eaves of your porch, the tree over your patio, or the shrubs under your dining room windows is an exciting part of spring and summer—and watching the eggs hatch and the babies grow is a memorable experience.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Also of note, an Irvine favorite will hatch a second spot few miles south in Rancho Santa Margarita.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
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Noun
That hatch is affixed between two stand-on platform racks that double as observation decks.
—New Atlas, 9 June 2026
Finding a bird's nest in the eaves of your porch, the tree over your patio, or the shrubs under your dining room windows is an exciting part of spring and summer—and watching the eggs hatch and the babies grow is a memorable experience.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Verb
In fact, two baby eagles hatched this year in April in a large cottonwood tree in Chicago.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Also of note, an Irvine favorite will hatch a second spot few miles south in Rancho Santa Margarita.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
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The 24-year-old’s burning desire, elite athleticism, and an electrifying season at Triple-A Albuquerque busted down the big-league door.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
10 June 2026
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The property opened its doors in 2017, but since then have rebranded through transformation of service style, amenities, experiences, partnerships and beyond.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
Verb
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That spawned a whole new segment in tourism, one that has since been replicated by other luxury hotel groups and this new adults-only resort.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Before tacos spawned $17 brunchtime objets d’art and before Orange County’s dining scene started receiving some of the breathless national attention usually reserved for Los Angeles and San Francisco, Rafael De Anda was making and selling tacos from a truck in Santa Ana.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Trump is the first sitting US president to attend an NBA finals game and the first to attend a Super Bowl.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
9 June 2026
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When Jalen Brunson hit a 3-pointer to give the Knicks a five-point lead late in the first half, the Garden erupted so much that the 300-level bridge, where your two NBC News correspondents are sitting, began to shake.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
9 June 2026
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The five-alarm fire currently stoked by Garrett Graham suggests that what women are really yearning for isn’t a brooding hockey stud with saturnine curls and complicated rage issues but a man who, at his core, seems to like and care about women.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Set in the evening, the scene broods as an unknown figure, only identifiable by his terrible Lego haircut and furry boots, stomps toward the Stallion Saloon.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Total football remade soccer worldwide by emphasizing movement and pressure on the ball and the interchangeability of positions, laying the groundwork for the modern incarnation of the sport.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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And Republican lawmakers have refused to vote to fund the construction of a ballroom at the White House that has already laid waste to the East Wing and, if completed, would dwarf the landmark residence.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The collaboration comes after Ephea was incubated by Kering’s Material Innovation Lab in Milan, which identifies, evolves, and helps to operationalize hundreds of alternative materials, with the hope of embedding them into brand collections.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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The scientists demonstrated that tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) spontaneously formed when mixtures of purified coat protein and its genomic RNA were incubated together.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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