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
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Alley Cats With the newest location on Portobello Road bringing a walk-up slice hatch serving 18-inch slices to go, Alley Cat’s is arguably the perfect summer street food scenario.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Country star Zach Brown hosted a surprise private concert as a reward, Billie Eilish lent her name to a unique idol, and Jimmy Fallon hatched what ended up being a devastating advantage that later turned into a death sentence.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
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Noun
After the eggs hatch, every stage is mobile and can quickly spread to nearby plants.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Alley Cats With the newest location on Portobello Road bringing a walk-up slice hatch serving 18-inch slices to go, Alley Cat’s is arguably the perfect summer street food scenario.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Verb
But like pesky flies waiting for warm weather to hatch and swarm across the land, federal agents again are on the prowl for the undocumented.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Country star Zach Brown hosted a surprise private concert as a reward, Billie Eilish lent her name to a unique idol, and Jimmy Fallon hatched what ended up being a devastating advantage that later turned into a death sentence.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
Noun
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Delisle rushed them out the door, tapping her wristwatch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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There’s a Louise Bourgeois in The Red Room; a water installation by Tadao Ando outside the front door; and Damien Hurst in the Hélène Darroze flagship restaurant.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Like Heated Rivalry before it, Off Campus became an instant sensation, spawning a passionate fanbase that’s ready to see how the rest of Kennedy’s books might be adapted in future seasons.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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The beloved Filipino alt-rock band spawned a comic-book series that was featured at San Diego Comic-Con in 2024.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Behind the glass sat a sea-foam green Hermes 3000, a pre-1966 model, instantly recognizable by its bulbous body and soft, swelling curves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The concierge can recommend good dog-walking locations nearby and even refer guests to pet-sitting services.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The brooding vibe leans heavily into nightclub territory, with a nightly DJ spinning deep house to a sophisticated crowd.—
Mariette Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2026
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Nor is he connected to the brooding himbo Ben Reilly, voiced by Andy Samberg in the latter of those films (though the association is amusing considering Samberg once did a dead-on Cage impression on Saturday Night Live).—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Last month, the IRGC launched attacks into the Gulf and attempted to lay new underwater mines.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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From a certain perspective, the traps that Ibsen had laid for his characters were hilariously well made, and the one character who got the ghastly humor within the play itself was Hedda.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Verb
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One of his most notable investments is Glean, the enterprise AI search company that spent roughly 18 months incubating inside Kleiner Perkins’ offices before formally launching.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Matt was incubating and backing businesses like Resy, betting that New York’s density and culture were features, not bugs.—
Patrick Chun,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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