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
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Although questions had been raised about whether the boat was properly secured — such as the hatches being left open to water — the new report found that weather was the primary risk, and that a burst of intense winds is believed to have tipped over the luxury yacht within a matter of seconds.
—David Chiu, People.com, 22 June 2025
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 June 2025
The filmmaker hatched the idea after reading an article about gay rehabilitation centers and recruited Brian Wayne Peterson to write the script.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2025
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Noun
Another opened the top hatch of a Stryker and deftly climbed inside.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Although questions had been raised about whether the boat was properly secured — such as the hatches being left open to water — the new report found that weather was the primary risk, and that a burst of intense winds is believed to have tipped over the luxury yacht within a matter of seconds.
—David Chiu, People.com, 22 June 2025
Verb
The Buckley boys put their heads together to hatch a plan.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 June 2025
The filmmaker hatched the idea after reading an article about gay rehabilitation centers and recruited Brian Wayne Peterson to write the script.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
Noun
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Large pivoting glass doors open seamlessly to the outdoors.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
1 July 2025
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The rug’s unbacked design is lightweight, easy to move, and low enough to clear most doors.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
People.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Among other factors, experts point to a generally slowing U.S. labor market, economic uncertainty spawned by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and automation that’s wiping out the kind of entry level jobs typically snared by young people.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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Simmons's unexpected death from heart disease and complications from a fall marked a sudden, unsettling end to an iconic career that spawned bestselling books, infomercials and workout videos that sold more than 22 million copies.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Spending large chunks of time sitting on a train or stuck in traffic is not conducive to good work-life balance.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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Companies like Paxos and Anchorage sit right in the middle of the exchange to custody the stablecoins and then allow Visa to send a fiat currency payment.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Garfield, known for such movies as The Postman Always Rings Twice, Four Daughters, and Body and Soul, made a name for himself by playing brooding working-class characters in the 1940s.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 July 2025
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Fusing her honeyed vocal with a slick, prominent instrumentation that captures both the freeing feeling of being emotionally on the mend, while still hinting at how moments of brooding and longing flare up in the darkest nights.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Both parents incubate the egg for about 60 days and feed their offspring for six months, according to the study.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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However, the endothelial cells incubated in serum from marijuana smokers released 27% less nitric oxide than those treated with blood from nonsmokers.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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