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Recent Examples of hatched
These are the first pair of eaglets to have hatched since the death of wildlife activist Sandy Steers.
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Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 1 May 2026
However, her origin myth, in which she was hatched from an egg laid by her mother, Leda, who had been ravished by Zeus in the guise of a swan, is plainly invention.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 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.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
Like us at Semafor and every other news outlet, NBC News reporters and editors seated next to our table quickly hatched coverage plans and started making calls within seconds of the shooting.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
For Ashley Ellis and her friends, the thought first hatched over wine and appetizers one night.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
The studio has set Academy Award winner Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, LA Confidential) to write Django/Zorro for a big-screen continuation of a story that was hatched in a 7-issue crossover comic book series co-written by Quentin Tarantino and Matt Wagner and published by Dynamite Entertainment.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
But after one parent was killed by a merlin — a small falcon that lives throughout the Great Lakes region — the nest’s eggs were taken to the University of Michigan Biological Station in Pellston, where veterinarians hatched and reared the chicks, Pepper included.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Together, LaSota and Danielson hatched a plan to convince other Rationalists to live together on boats too, with the idea of minimizing their collective living expenses in order to make more room in their lives for intellectual work — work on AI safety in particular.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 1 May 2026
However, her origin myth, in which she was hatched from an egg laid by her mother, Leda, who had been ravished by Zeus in the guise of a swan, is plainly invention.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 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.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
Like us at Semafor and every other news outlet, NBC News reporters and editors seated next to our table quickly hatched coverage plans and started making calls within seconds of the shooting.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
For Ashley Ellis and her friends, the thought first hatched over wine and appetizers one night.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
The studio has set Academy Award winner Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, LA Confidential) to write Django/Zorro for a big-screen continuation of a story that was hatched in a 7-issue crossover comic book series co-written by Quentin Tarantino and Matt Wagner and published by Dynamite Entertainment.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
But after one parent was killed by a merlin — a small falcon that lives throughout the Great Lakes region — the nest’s eggs were taken to the University of Michigan Biological Station in Pellston, where veterinarians hatched and reared the chicks, Pepper included.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Together, LaSota and Danielson hatched a plan to convince other Rationalists to live together on boats too, with the idea of minimizing their collective living expenses in order to make more room in their lives for intellectual work — work on AI safety in particular.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatched
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That Serial season was downloaded more than 300 million times, and its success spawned thousands of copycats and a vast community of true-crime fans.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
4 May 2026
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The attraction also spawned the massive film franchise of the same name, starring Johnny Depp.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Three times, the company came within a week of running out of cash, according to Bryan Roberts, a partner at the venture capital firm Venrock, which incubated the biotech.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
20 Apr. 2026
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They’re kept incubated at a lower temperature than human cells — 18 degrees Celsius versus 37 degrees Celsius.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Stars’ other major trade pickup, Tyler Myers, was in street clothes for Game 6 after a ghastly Game 5 performance in which at least two, if not three, Minnesota goals could be laid partially at his feet.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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By the early 20th century, the development of trains, caterpillar tracks, tractors, and automobiles laid the foundations for the first battle tanks.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 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 6 May. 2026.
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