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
arkansasonline.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The Crew 9 astronauts pose in the hatch of their Crew Dragon capsule.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
David Catanese, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Plans are hatched for the couple to head the all-star Free the People tour, with a final stop at the Republican National Convention.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Wilmore swung open the space station's hatch and rang the ship's bell as the new crew floated in one by one and were greeted with hugs and handshakes.
—arkansasonline.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The Crew 9 astronauts pose in the hatch of their Crew Dragon capsule.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
In the campaign’s West Palm Beach headquarters, Trump’s top political lieutenants hatched a plan with one purpose: To make DeSantis look weird.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Plans are hatched for the couple to head the all-star Free the People tour, with a final stop at the Republican National Convention.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
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Remembering how a few crucial opportunities to work on calligraphy and design at a young age prepared him for his career in film, fashion, and painting, Yi Ming hopes to open similar doors for other young artists.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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In today’s health care, before patients can even get their words out, they are already pointed to the door with a brand-new prescription in their hand—all within a 15-minute consult.—
Kevin Reutenauer,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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So the outgoing Audi A6 executive range, which spawned the S6 and RS6 performance wagons, will become the A7, S7 and RS7.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
23 Apr. 2025
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For years, Bravo has had a lock on the traditional reality series with its Real Housewives universe, a franchise that has spawned 12 shows, nine of which are still on the air, as well as 25 standalone spinoffs.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The singer was sitting behind President Trump, Elon Musk and Kid Rock.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Kennedy sat across from her flanked by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Nader has dismissed her insight completely, triggering a grimy investigation montage of exercise, combing through files, thinking while brooding in the company of coffee, cigarettes, and an old car door propped up on a chain-link fence for target practice.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Downstairs, the lobby was hung with brooding, Caravaggio-esque paintings, and orchids grew from silver planters with swan’s necks for handles.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2025
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In a scene set in 1968, a scientist explained that his greatest fear was that a warming planet would provide the perfect incubating conditions for a mind-controlling fungus that could turn humans into brainless killers.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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All the eggs that have hatched so far were incubated as females.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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