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hatch 1 of 2

noun

Definition of hatchnext
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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hatch

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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 victim fell out of her vehicle after being stabbed and Moser put her in the back hatch before getting into the driver’s seat. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 But one Caribbean island sits largely outside the hurricane belt, offering sunshine and warm temperatures even while the rest of the Caribbean is battening down the hatches. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
The eight new additions to the gharial habitat make a total of 16 that have been hatched at the zoo since 2023. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026 Many plant bugs spend their entire lives on a particular host plant, from hatching through adulthood and egg laying. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hatch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
  1. door
  2. spawn
  3. sit
  4. brood
  5. lay
  6. incubate
Noun
  • The front door opens to a wall of giant spindly cacti masking large south-facing windows.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Momoa became attached to the project at the top of the year but by June was out the door.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of door
Verb
  • In April, the brand landed a minority investment from VMG Partners, a deal that Aurora James, cofounder of Parity Collective, part of VMG, said would inevitably spawn ripple effects throughout the community.
    — WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Missouri's battle over its congressional districts has spanned more than a year and spawned confusion over which districts will be in place for voters.
    — DAVID A. LIEB, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of spawn
Verb
  • The audience is therefore not just a number sitting underneath a creator’s profile, but part of the influence itself.
    — Sergi Cerrato, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • His platform has also been used to promote fear and misinformation, even to fuel violence that could destabilize sitting governments.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of sit
Verb
  • The young actor can brood with the best of them, an element that some movies have made great use of (Frankenstein) and others have maybe leaned too heavily on (Wuthering Heights).
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
  • With a haunting soundtrack and precise, brooding cinematography, Argento creates a chillingly grimy atmosphere that pervades every frame.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of brood
Verb
  • Xi now plans to follow his state visit to Washington with a major party meeting to lay the groundwork for his fourth five-year term, which will start next year.
    — Jonathan A. Czin, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • As ontology and context layers of infrastructure and inference become more standardized, business leaders can respond and prepare by beginning the process of laying a strong foundation of data and governance.
    — Pratik Bhadra, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of lay
Verb
  • Nesting is always perilous, but the moment when the male and female trade places is especially so, as the incubating bird’s movement may catch the attention of a predator.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The scientists propose that Webb is catching supermassive black hole stars — up to 1 million times the mass of the sun — in the act of incubating the universe’s first big black holes.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of incubate

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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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