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Recent Examples of hatched
On the morning of Tuesday, March 24, a second egg hatched, and a second eaglet was spotted.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
The company hatched in partnership with Access Entertainment, a division of Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries, led by former Director of BBC Television, Danny Cohen.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
However, after 28 years of conservation efforts, the first eaglet hatched without human intervention on Santa Cruz Island in 2006 — the first in over 50 years — and the population has grown since then, according to the National Park Service.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
The idea was hatched during the pandemic, when Kevin and Kyra were holed up together and going stir crazy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
The Fort Worth Zoo announced Thursday a historic milestone with the first successful hatching of an African fish eagle chick, marking the first time any eagle species has hatched in the zoo's 117-year history and a rare conservation achievement among North American zoos.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Some pushed back, and others hatched settlements to get the money restored.
—Brendan Cantwell, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
Several were adopted, and the rest were hatched on the farm last year.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026
Occasionally, there are even plans hatched for both games in advance, with the first acting as a decoy ahead of the second.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
The company hatched in partnership with Access Entertainment, a division of Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries, led by former Director of BBC Television, Danny Cohen.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
However, after 28 years of conservation efforts, the first eaglet hatched without human intervention on Santa Cruz Island in 2006 — the first in over 50 years — and the population has grown since then, according to the National Park Service.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
The idea was hatched during the pandemic, when Kevin and Kyra were holed up together and going stir crazy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
The Fort Worth Zoo announced Thursday a historic milestone with the first successful hatching of an African fish eagle chick, marking the first time any eagle species has hatched in the zoo's 117-year history and a rare conservation achievement among North American zoos.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Some pushed back, and others hatched settlements to get the money restored.
—Brendan Cantwell, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
Several were adopted, and the rest were hatched on the farm last year.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026
Occasionally, there are even plans hatched for both games in advance, with the first acting as a decoy ahead of the second.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatched
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The humor spawned by Emma’s confession will strike some as deeply unfunny, while others might uncomfortably chuckle at its cleverness.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Recently published in the journal Nature, the latest study into the birth of the canine, which might have spawned an immediate bond between dog and man, reconstructed whole genomes, 10,000 years old, and cross-evaluated them with modern-day canines.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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While Duke has incubated plenty of big-name stars such as Cooper Flagg and Paolo Banchero, other vaunted recruits, such as Cam Reddish, never lived up to the hype.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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The scripts are then incubated with the goal and expectation of becoming viable packages in Artists Equity’s slate, complete with concrete attachments and financing strategy.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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This is the theme of the episode, and the groundwork is laid early with the mini-challenge.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2026
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The senior Israeli security official who spoke anonymously with ABC News said Israel was working on the assumption that Iran had laid naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.—
Amanda Rosa,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Hatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatched. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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