as in doors
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
watertight hatches provided access through the ship's bulkheads
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Recent Examples of hatches
New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
In three to four days, the wasp larvae hatches and feeds on the spider’s non-vital organs until emerging as an adult wasp in two to three weeks.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
When an egg hatches, and its spider-like offering slips out and onto someone’s face, the rest of the scenario kind of writes itself.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
As each tadpole hatches, a big red number appears on the screen to help children visualize exactly how that number looks in the real world.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 5 Aug. 2025
Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari usually rides out any financial storms while lesser mortals issue profit warnings and are forced to batten down the hatches to ward off trouble.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
News of Coward’s impending attendance, spread by the area’s servants, results in a triumphant event in which Coward not only sings a song but also, upon hearing of Mary’s divorce, hatches the plot for Private Lives.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Hijinks ensue when the Dude’s best friend hatches a plan to keep the wealthier Lebowski’s ransom money for the Dude and himself.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
Instead of two hatches per side, there's just one large hatch on each side.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
In three to four days, the wasp larvae hatches and feeds on the spider’s non-vital organs until emerging as an adult wasp in two to three weeks.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
When an egg hatches, and its spider-like offering slips out and onto someone’s face, the rest of the scenario kind of writes itself.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
As each tadpole hatches, a big red number appears on the screen to help children visualize exactly how that number looks in the real world.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 5 Aug. 2025
Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari usually rides out any financial storms while lesser mortals issue profit warnings and are forced to batten down the hatches to ward off trouble.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
Homeless after impulsively signing herself out of the institution, Maria Angeles hatches a plan to squat in secret in her beloved apartment.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
News of Coward’s impending attendance, spread by the area’s servants, results in a triumphant event in which Coward not only sings a song but also, upon hearing of Mary’s divorce, hatches the plot for Private Lives.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Hijinks ensue when the Dude’s best friend hatches a plan to keep the wealthier Lebowski’s ransom money for the Dude and himself.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatches
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The cats kept them up each night with their incessant whining and scratching at their doors.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Picture yourself in a rocking chair on your wraparound porch, French doors wide open, and no clutter in sight.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Army recruitment crisis spawns 'future soldier' course In 2022, as years of shortfall in recruiting numbers compounded into a crisis, the Army test-launched the Future Soldier prep course, a boot camp-style program to quickly pull up recruits who don't meet academic or physical standards.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Another factor to keep in mind is whether a conversation is lengthy within itself, versus a conversation that spawns multiple disparate chats.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The detector, weighing 1,000 tons and as tall as a two-story house, sits where RHIC’s two beams meet.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their vehicle sits at a gas station a quarter-mile from their home, and not all of them were killed.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Veteran model Eva Herzigova is pictured in a sculptural skirt suit, while Liu Wen broods in a puffy leather bomber jacket.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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Paired with adaptive dampers, this hardware enables advanced driver-assistance features and lays the groundwork for future updates.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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Overnight, crews will build hose lays along fire breaks and reinforce lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One of the most remote parts of the world where the sun never sets can now be experienced in luxury.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Everyday Flex Medium Testers raved that this lightweight hairspray sets styles in place but isn’t crunchy to the touch.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Hatches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatches. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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