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Recent Examples of hatched
The journey of Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die was eight years from conception to ultimate big-screen transformation, first hatched by The Invention of Lying co-director and scribe Matthew Robinson as a 26-page TV pilot called Don’t Trust Anyone Under 30.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Overlooking the white-sand beaches on the Florida Panhandle, Jon Sumrall and Buster Faulkner first hatched their plan to resurrect the Gators.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
The plan was hatched by the White House and an impatient Trump last summer.
—David M. Drucker, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
But now, with a new idea hatched, will Republicans finally remember their conservative roots?
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
But after being tipped off by Roxana, Roper hatched a plan to use two different planes, sending the empty plane to the authorities and the real plane to the Colombian militants in the jungle.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
The aquarium subsequently built its Penguin Pavilion, and several chicks have hatched since their introduction to the facility.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
By 2019, the state smashed records for the number of active territories with 64, with 45 successful nests and 81 chicks hatched.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
The idea to ski all of Utah’s resorts in a day was hatched in 2009, when a group of skiers from Ski Utah, the nonprofit marketing arm of the Utah Ski and Snowboard Association, did at least one run at what was then all 13 of the state’s ski resorts.
—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Overlooking the white-sand beaches on the Florida Panhandle, Jon Sumrall and Buster Faulkner first hatched their plan to resurrect the Gators.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
The plan was hatched by the White House and an impatient Trump last summer.
—David M. Drucker, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
But now, with a new idea hatched, will Republicans finally remember their conservative roots?
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
But after being tipped off by Roxana, Roper hatched a plan to use two different planes, sending the empty plane to the authorities and the real plane to the Colombian militants in the jungle.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
The aquarium subsequently built its Penguin Pavilion, and several chicks have hatched since their introduction to the facility.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
By 2019, the state smashed records for the number of active territories with 64, with 45 successful nests and 81 chicks hatched.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
The idea to ski all of Utah’s resorts in a day was hatched in 2009, when a group of skiers from Ski Utah, the nonprofit marketing arm of the Utah Ski and Snowboard Association, did at least one run at what was then all 13 of the state’s ski resorts.
—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatched
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The widespread interest in the Guthrie case has spawned endless speculation and conspiracy theories in the press and on social media.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Feb. 2026
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Another popular meme was spawned by an interview where Grande choked up, and took a long pause, after she was asked how working with Erivo has changed her.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Young concurrently served as the Chairman of the Groundlings Theater, which incubated a generation of comedy icons, including Will Ferrell, Melissa McCarthy and Cheryl Hines.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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In particular, the anything-goes attitude of DIY venue ACS, where Han has performed with local cybergrind artist Supermotel K and Japan’s BBBBBB, has incubated his digital hardcore tendencies.—
James Gui,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2026
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The bodies of 53 unidentified Palestinians, along with 86 unidentified human remains, were laid to rest Friday at a mass burial in a cemetery in central Gaza's Deir Al-Balah.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Young Sherlock is attracting attention ahead of its Prime Video debut, and the series trailer has now laid claim to a record audience.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 2026.
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