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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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Rags 2 Richmond is an interesting a case study as a microdrama that has spawned a full-length movie.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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The mayor’s roots from his mother’s side is from post-independent India while his father’s side goes back to undivided British India, an entity that spawned three separate countries in the post war era including two, India and Pakistan, that have been continually at war since their birth.—
Vijay Dandapani,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And Mamdani expressed openness to hiring members of the Democratic Socialists of America, the left-wing group that incubated him during his political rise, to serve in his administration.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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The device was jointly launched by Zhuhai Hengqin Neogenint Technology and Suiren (Zhuhai) Medical Technology, two companies incubated by GDIIST.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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That research laid the foundation for studying blood-loss control.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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The half-zip can be worn unzipped with the collar laid flat, or zipped up and worn as a funnel neck collar.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
7 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 12 Jan. 2026.
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