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Recent Examples of hatching
For example, fever baby turtles in Raine Island, Australia are hatching.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
The two theories triggered widespread alarm in the comment section, with viewers imagining what might be hatching above the woman's hotel bed.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
This would need to be done at least every two weeks to prevent any new chicks from hatching, according to a US Department of Agriculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service document on gull interference with people and businesses.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In a social media post shared to Telford’s Exotic Zoo in mid-August, the wildlife park revealed that casquehead iguanas were hatching, before sharing why this time was a bit more magical than any birth before.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
After hatching, the larvae eat the living flesh.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
But from behind bars, Vann is accused of hatching a plan to try to kill three of the key individuals involved in his case.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Kate admits she's got her eyes on the VP's seat and accuses Penn of hatching a terrorist plot, according to Tudum.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Yeah, so July, when the Challenge was going on, is when nests are hatching.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
The two theories triggered widespread alarm in the comment section, with viewers imagining what might be hatching above the woman's hotel bed.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
This would need to be done at least every two weeks to prevent any new chicks from hatching, according to a US Department of Agriculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service document on gull interference with people and businesses.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In a social media post shared to Telford’s Exotic Zoo in mid-August, the wildlife park revealed that casquehead iguanas were hatching, before sharing why this time was a bit more magical than any birth before.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
After hatching, the larvae eat the living flesh.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
But from behind bars, Vann is accused of hatching a plan to try to kill three of the key individuals involved in his case.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Kate admits she's got her eyes on the VP's seat and accuses Penn of hatching a terrorist plot, according to Tudum.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Yeah, so July, when the Challenge was going on, is when nests are hatching.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatching
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Back to the Future was a massive success, spawning two sequels, while Family Ties ended in 1989.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The reason for the parade of customers, many of them first-time visitors, was the boxes of free fruits and vegetables -- apples, tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes and onions -- sitting atop two tables and inside multiple boxes under them.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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Zhang said that North America and Europe now comprise close to 40% of the company’s revenue after sitting at zero just a few years ago.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Its parent company OpenAI is reportedly laying the groundwork for an IPO that could value it at up to $1 trillion.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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To make bunny ears at home (for those who don't have a pair laying around), TikTok user Alexa Navarrete used pipe cleaners.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Hatching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatching. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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