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
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
When these large-size eggs hatch, the babies already look like miniature adult octopuses and immediately settle to the bottom.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 11 Jan. 2026
Such actions dramatically reduce the chance that this plot was hatched in a total administrative vacuum.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
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Noun
These are imaginative creatures that hatch from an egg and grow up to dance, talk and interact with you.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
When these large-size eggs hatch, the babies already look like miniature adult octopuses and immediately settle to the bottom.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
Acquisitions, partnerships, and funding agreements will be hatched during meetings here over the next week.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 11 Jan. 2026
Such actions dramatically reduce the chance that this plot was hatched in a total administrative vacuum.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
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When an agent attempted to open the drivers side door of the vehicle, Good put the vehicle into reverse before putting it into drive, according to CBS.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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The committee has called on state officials to testify in closed-door, transcribed interviews, while requesting suspicious activity reports from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, along with a staff-level briefing from the Justice Department.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In the newsletter era, each and every publication spawns a community unto itself.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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The mayor’s roots from his mother’s side is from post-independent India while his father’s side goes back to undivided British India, an entity that spawned three separate countries in the post war era including two, India and Pakistan, that have been continually at war since their birth.—
Vijay Dandapani,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Olathe’s trajectory mirrors what’s happening across Johnson County — which saw more than 90% of the homes go up in value in 2024, with the average home prices sitting at $508,000 and average sale price at $557,000.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Jacob Elordi stopped by DiCaprio’s table to say hello, as Patricia Arquette found Mia Goth in the crowd for a hug and Chalamet made a quiet arrival and sat next to his Marty Supreme co-star Odessa A'Zion.—
Andrea Mandell,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Looking ahead, Grailed suggests that the dark, brooding aesthetic that dominated ’25 could shift to a lighter look in ’26.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Through dedication, Jace can get the job done effectively, even with his brooding Scorpio mentality.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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In an Old Florida twist, Brightline runs along some of the same railways that were knitted together by Henry Flagler in the late 19th and early 20th century—the ones that laid the groundwork for the state’s present-day tourism industry.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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Buffalo, New York’s Anchor Bar has laid its claim to the most famous chicken wing in America, but as with many beloved creations, the history is not so linear.—
Matt Moore,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2026
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While males participate in the nesting process by bringing food; only the female incubates the eggs.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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For viewers weaned on an era when American Idol incubated household names like Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert, the special might have seemed jarring.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Rolling Stone,
25 Dec. 2025
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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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