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Recent Examples of hatched
Khalil trained a generation of volunteers in ecological conservation, protecting the Mediterranean coastline and the endangered sea turtles that travel hundreds of miles to return to the same beaches where they were hatched to lay their eggs.
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 21 June 2026
These shells broke before they could be hatched and the species' population plummeted.
—Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Stopping, Bernal joined the crowd and saw one of the baby falcons that had recently hatched outside City Hall, Hope, stuck in the river and being pushed by the current toward a wall, the city said in a news release.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
After their first egg of 2026 was snatched by Ravens, Jackie laid two more eggs that hatched in April and will likely fledge from the nest in July.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
Officials then revealed in an update on Sunday, June 7, that two out of four eggs had hatched.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Mike Veeck, son of team owner Bill Veeck, hatched a plan to stop the hemorrhaging, inviting WLUP shock jock Steve Dahl to burn a crate of disco records on the field in the break between a White Sox and Detroit Tigers doubleheader.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
The most audacious media spectacle in recent memory was hatched on the floor of Madison Square Garden, less than two weeks after the 2024 presidential election.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
The escape plan was hatched with the help of Neil.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Jane Arraf, NPR, 21 June 2026
These shells broke before they could be hatched and the species' population plummeted.
—Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Stopping, Bernal joined the crowd and saw one of the baby falcons that had recently hatched outside City Hall, Hope, stuck in the river and being pushed by the current toward a wall, the city said in a news release.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
After their first egg of 2026 was snatched by Ravens, Jackie laid two more eggs that hatched in April and will likely fledge from the nest in July.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
Officials then revealed in an update on Sunday, June 7, that two out of four eggs had hatched.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Mike Veeck, son of team owner Bill Veeck, hatched a plan to stop the hemorrhaging, inviting WLUP shock jock Steve Dahl to burn a crate of disco records on the field in the break between a White Sox and Detroit Tigers doubleheader.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
The most audacious media spectacle in recent memory was hatched on the floor of Madison Square Garden, less than two weeks after the 2024 presidential election.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
The escape plan was hatched with the help of Neil.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatched
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The sitcom's success even spawned the prequel series Young Sheldon in 2017, which explored the childhood of Sheldon Cooper and introduced the franchise to a new generation of fans.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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Tornadoes, spawned by warm moist air rising and colliding with cooling jet streams, can level forests within minutes.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Verb
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The collaboration comes after Ephea was incubated by Kering’s Material Innovation Lab in Milan, which identifies, evolves, and helps to operationalize hundreds of alternative materials, with the hope of embedding them into brand collections.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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The scientists demonstrated that tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) spontaneously formed when mixtures of purified coat protein and its genomic RNA were incubated together.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Quitting alcohol was counter-revolutionary, enshittification posing as maturity, like downloading an app on attachment styles instead of just going out and getting laid.—
Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
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The floors were laid with black-and-white limestone tiles.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 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 22 Jun. 2026.
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