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
Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
If the egg hatches, the eaglet will join a growing number of its brethren in Missouri.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Seal attic hatches and whole-house fans to keep heat inside.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
Researchers examined potential insider actions, such as leaving access hatches open or deliberately blocking cooling pathways.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Rescue workers attempting to enter the spacecraft located 215 feet above the launch pad were hampered by the heavy smoke which poured out when the spacecraft’s hatches were removed.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Yoshi hatches for his big-screen debut in Super Mario Galaxy on April 1, 2026.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2026
Hatch Closure - Livestream @ 3 pm ET The first major event will be the closure of hatches between the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft returning the Crew-11 astronauts to Earth and the ISS.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Rather, his team battened down the hatches, closed the first half on a 7-0 run,and never looked back en route to a 57-48 victory over West Memphis in the 5A-East Conference opener for each team.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
Kayti Burt, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Feeling bored, resentful and trapped by domestic life, Hedda hatches a plan to destroy her husband’s potential career rival, Eilert Lovberg, who happens to be her ex-lover.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
In desperation, Yoo hatches a chilling yet darkly logical plan.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
In the holiday rom-com, a single mother (Alexandra Breckenridge) hatches a scheme to dress up as an old man and get a job at an upscale ski resort to snag her daughter discount snowboard lessons.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
There’s Mary Carr (Erin Doherty), queen of the female gang the Forty Elephants, who’s sick of stealing from the poor and hatches a scheme to yoink valuables from the Queen of England.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The larvae then hatches from the eggs and burrows into tissue of animals to feed on them.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
After years of being haunted by his past, Holliday hatches a plan to redeem his failing career by walking on to another football team disguised as an oddball named Chad Powers.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 25 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
Noun
A couple of hours later, the hatches swung open and the seven space travelers hugged and exchanged exuberant high fives.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
If the egg hatches, the eaglet will join a growing number of its brethren in Missouri.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Seal attic hatches and whole-house fans to keep heat inside.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
Researchers examined potential insider actions, such as leaving access hatches open or deliberately blocking cooling pathways.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Rescue workers attempting to enter the spacecraft located 215 feet above the launch pad were hampered by the heavy smoke which poured out when the spacecraft’s hatches were removed.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Yoshi hatches for his big-screen debut in Super Mario Galaxy on April 1, 2026.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2026
Hatch Closure - Livestream @ 3 pm ET The first major event will be the closure of hatches between the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft returning the Crew-11 astronauts to Earth and the ISS.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Rather, his team battened down the hatches, closed the first half on a 7-0 run,and never looked back en route to a 57-48 victory over West Memphis in the 5A-East Conference opener for each team.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
After successfully impersonating Sarah Kim as a customer in luxury shops across the city, Mi-jeong hatches a plan to kill Sarah Kim and take her place.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Feeling bored, resentful and trapped by domestic life, Hedda hatches a plan to destroy her husband’s potential career rival, Eilert Lovberg, who happens to be her ex-lover.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
In desperation, Yoo hatches a chilling yet darkly logical plan.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
In the holiday rom-com, a single mother (Alexandra Breckenridge) hatches a scheme to dress up as an old man and get a job at an upscale ski resort to snag her daughter discount snowboard lessons.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
There’s Mary Carr (Erin Doherty), queen of the female gang the Forty Elephants, who’s sick of stealing from the poor and hatches a scheme to yoink valuables from the Queen of England.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The larvae then hatches from the eggs and burrows into tissue of animals to feed on them.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
After years of being haunted by his past, Holliday hatches a plan to redeem his failing career by walking on to another football team disguised as an oddball named Chad Powers.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 25 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatches
Noun
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Suites with interconnecting doors across the balcony are a great choice for larger families, and most regular activities include child-friendly options, like the beginner’s surfing classes in calmer waves or toddler bikes for cycling along the nature reserve.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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Just 15 minutes from downtown Manama in Riffa, the doors to the Rashid Equestrian Club open up to unveil a circuit of perfect emerald grass, surrounded by desert.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But reading the profile of Mohamad Eisa and Yolka Gessen left me with a kind of dread, the kind that comes when a spin-off from a hit show spawns a spin-off of its own, promising/threatening hundreds of new hours of content to keep up with.—
Jessa Crispin,
Air Mail,
24 Jan. 2026
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At the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Nadella sat for a conversation with the Forum’s interim co-chair, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, explaining that if AI growth spawns solely from investment, then that could be signs of a bubble.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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If a healthy player sits, the millionaires are fine and the fans get screwed.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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The low slung building sits at the top of a winding cobblestone road, and hugs Fourviere Hill as if it's been there all along.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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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With certain portions of the mountain getting multiple feet of snow in just a few days, the new snowfall lays heavily on the weaker lower layers.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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But after a perfunctory squeeze, her father lays his head on her shoulder in a gesture of affectionate, put-on penitence.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Bell also said that the agency, which sets infectious disease reporting requirements, hasn’t considered adding hospitalizations to the list because the primary purpose of public health surveillance is to understand disease transmission, frequency and distribution — not to track complications.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Study highlights progress in non-metal battery materials What sets this study apart is the successful demonstration of a working prototype that delivers performance levels close to standard lithium-ion batteries, while operating across a broad temperature range.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Hatches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatches. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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