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Recent Examples of hatching
Currently in production, the film follows two lonely strangers who, after a chance encounter at a bar, fall in love while hatching a plan to rob the bank she’s being laid off from.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Or a place where something that fish like to eat is hatching.
—Mike Kurlansky, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026
Like a quintessential spy movie montage, Kennedy’s inner circle started hatching a plan on how to hide the president’s son and a princess.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
The chick was born about six weeks ago, zoo officials said Thursday in a news release, hatching at just 76 grams — the size and weight of a tennis ball.
—Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
This could be insect eggs hatching, moths emerging from their hiding spots in the leaves, or bees leaving their hive or nest in search of food.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Those tuning in can watch Athena incubate early in the morning and, after hatching, feed her owlets.
—Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Japanese photographer Kazushige Horiguchi had to exercise extreme patience to capture the clownfish image, which shows the eggs hatching as the parent watches and won the Behavior category.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Maria Loconsole, a comparative psychologist at the University of Padua in Italy, and her colleagues decided to investigate the bouba-kiki effect in baby chicks because the birds could be tested almost immediately after hatching, before their brain would be influenced by exposure to the world.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Or a place where something that fish like to eat is hatching.
—Mike Kurlansky, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026
Like a quintessential spy movie montage, Kennedy’s inner circle started hatching a plan on how to hide the president’s son and a princess.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
The chick was born about six weeks ago, zoo officials said Thursday in a news release, hatching at just 76 grams — the size and weight of a tennis ball.
—Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
This could be insect eggs hatching, moths emerging from their hiding spots in the leaves, or bees leaving their hive or nest in search of food.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Those tuning in can watch Athena incubate early in the morning and, after hatching, feed her owlets.
—Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Japanese photographer Kazushige Horiguchi had to exercise extreme patience to capture the clownfish image, which shows the eggs hatching as the parent watches and won the Behavior category.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Maria Loconsole, a comparative psychologist at the University of Padua in Italy, and her colleagues decided to investigate the bouba-kiki effect in baby chicks because the birds could be tested almost immediately after hatching, before their brain would be influenced by exposure to the world.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatching
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The president vowed late Thursday to find a way to pay Transportation Safety Administration screeners who have been forced to work without paychecks for more than a month, spawning chaotic hours-long lines at some airports.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The video blew up on Chinese social media, becoming a top trending topic and reaching more than 90 million views on Douyin and Weibo, two major platforms – with the video quickly spawning countless memes and group-chat discussions.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Warriors’ coach was sitting behind his alma mater Arizona’s bench.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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With average credit card rates still hovering above 21% and household debt sitting at record levels, more borrowers are having a tough time paying what's owed — and as a result, more creditors are taking a serious approach to collection, including legal action.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Coptic monasticism was one of the oldest forms of organized Christian monasticism, laying the groundwork for traditions that endure to this day.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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One major goal for Hafley and his coaches is setting a standard and laying a winning foundation, ranging from practice to discipline.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Hatching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatching. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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