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Recent Examples of hatched
Jackie and Shadow's eggs hatched earlier this month, leaving their nest with two new eaglets to raise.
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Austin Turner, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
In one especially rare case, a vulture hatched from an egg that was brought into the center.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
The eagles welcomed three chicks that hatched within the last month.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Two tiny Humboldt penguin chicks — small enough to fit in a person’s hand — recently hatched at the Oregon Zoo, marking a milestone for a species under growing pressure in the wild.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
So when two tiny chicks — small enough to fit in a person’s hand — hatched at the Oregon Zoo in March, the arrivals meant more than a cute photo opportunity.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The plot to murder Stanifer, according to prosecutors, was hatched as part of a robbery and carjacking, and led to a series of shocking decisions.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
The processing center there was supposed to be one of the first to open in a facilities project hatched under Mullin’s predecessor, Kristi Noem.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
By Sunday, both were hatched and appeared healthy.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Austin Turner, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
In one especially rare case, a vulture hatched from an egg that was brought into the center.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
The eagles welcomed three chicks that hatched within the last month.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Two tiny Humboldt penguin chicks — small enough to fit in a person’s hand — recently hatched at the Oregon Zoo, marking a milestone for a species under growing pressure in the wild.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
So when two tiny chicks — small enough to fit in a person’s hand — hatched at the Oregon Zoo in March, the arrivals meant more than a cute photo opportunity.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The plot to murder Stanifer, according to prosecutors, was hatched as part of a robbery and carjacking, and led to a series of shocking decisions.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
The processing center there was supposed to be one of the first to open in a facilities project hatched under Mullin’s predecessor, Kristi Noem.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
By Sunday, both were hatched and appeared healthy.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatched
Verb
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Summer-like temperatures will give way to chilly weather across the Northeast beginning on Monday as residents in the Midwest and Plains clean up after a spell of severe weather that spawned multiple tornadoes.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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In their second year, an H100 spawned $36,000 in annual profit for a 137% return on investment.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 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 country has sporadically attacked ships in and around the Persian Gulf and may have laid mines to deter shipowners and crews from attempting to traverse the narrow waterway.—
Angela Cullen,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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At a ceremony in 2021, Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó laid the foundation stone of the new terminal.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 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 26 Apr. 2026.
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