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Recent Examples of hatched
Freckles, known for his white coat sprinkled with black spots, was hatched at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2006 and had been at the San Francisco Zoo for most of his life.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
After the eggs hatched, males left the nest site and soon reappeared in the observation area for the next reproductive cycle.
—New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2026
By the time a new museum renovation has hatched, a successor is already pecking through its shell.
—Jackson Arn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The trio hatched a scheme to fake Jefferson's resurrection and protect a decades-old secret.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors alleged that the scheme to funnel cash to Waltz was hatched during a meeting between the consultant and Ratcliff at a wine bar in the Indianapolis International Airport — an allegation Ratcliff has denied.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
The Maryland Zoo is home to the largest colony of African penguins in North America, with more than 1,000 hatched at the zoo since 1967, according to the zoo's website.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
All hatched Pokémon tied to the event have a chance at being shiny.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
The Great Park idea was hatched two-plus decades ago amid grandiose promises.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Tim Fang, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
After the eggs hatched, males left the nest site and soon reappeared in the observation area for the next reproductive cycle.
—New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2026
By the time a new museum renovation has hatched, a successor is already pecking through its shell.
—Jackson Arn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The trio hatched a scheme to fake Jefferson's resurrection and protect a decades-old secret.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors alleged that the scheme to funnel cash to Waltz was hatched during a meeting between the consultant and Ratcliff at a wine bar in the Indianapolis International Airport — an allegation Ratcliff has denied.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
The Maryland Zoo is home to the largest colony of African penguins in North America, with more than 1,000 hatched at the zoo since 1967, according to the zoo's website.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
All hatched Pokémon tied to the event have a chance at being shiny.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
The Great Park idea was hatched two-plus decades ago amid grandiose promises.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatched
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The arXiv, as the server came to be called, grew quickly, and spawned sister sites in other disciplines.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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The approach has spawned lots of innovation, the most famous being the development of ubiquitous Post-It Notes, the colorful pads of paper with restickable strips on the back that adhere to virtually any surface.—
Kate Vitasek,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Pepe the Frog and Wojak (the bald, numb-looking cartoon character used to express ennui) were incubated in extremist circles on the image board 4chan.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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The company was incubated at Graphic India and maintains creative and production connections across India and other global markets.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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Mayor Eric Genrich laid blame for Pretti’s death on the federal officials overseeing the controversial deployment of federal agents to the Twin Cities.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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Noir laid her easel and 4-by-5-foot linen canvas against a boulevard tree and started painting a portrait of Good wearing the strapless red dress from her maternity photoshoot, her blonde hair blowing in the wind.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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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 1 Feb. 2026.
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