as in door
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 hatch
William Pesek, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Their chick hatches around February, grows to adult size and finally takes flight.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2025
Both scholars judged the Bible a fraud and hatched a plan to disprove it-just for giggles.
—Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
As this wrecking ball swings anew, policymakers across the region had better batten down the hatches.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Their chick hatches around February, grows to adult size and finally takes flight.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
In 2019, the facility celebrated a major milestone with the birth of Olaf, the world’s first Puerto Rican crested toad hatched via in-vitro fertilization using frozen semen from the wild.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2025
Both scholars judged the Bible a fraud and hatched a plan to disprove it-just for giggles.
—Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
Noun
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Three suspects smashed the door into the business, which was open at the time, and ran to the jewelry department.—
Stephanie Lam,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Check for the stove’s model number located in the storage drawer at the bottom of the appliance or inside the oven door.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Some of these terms spawned from intracommunal discussions that spilled over into general online conversation, and others are likely to have been pushed by bot accounts – often specifically targeting dark-skinned Black artists.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Round Table also spawned a floating poker game that involved Ross and his eventual financial backer, Raoul Fleischmann, of the famous yeast-making family.—
Christopher B. Daly,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Her work sits at the crossroads of strategy, sustainability, and culture, with the purpose of blending research with real-world impact.—
Alyson Meister,
Harvard Business Review,
7 Feb. 2025
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Members of the Litchfield Police Department sat at two tables in the back of the Civic Arena meeting room as other agenda items were discussed.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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His classical landscapes, brooded over by solitary individuals or small groups, have adorned metal albums, book covers, and dorm-room posters.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Chad was at first introduced as the dark and brooding boyfriend of Mia McCormick (Taylor Spreitler) and later revealed as the illegitimate child of mafioso Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Sundance Institute, led by the oft and appropriately feted Michelle Satter, has done an incredible job of identifying and incubating filmmaking talent.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Feb. 2025
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Since Jackie laid her first egg, the two eagles have taken turns incubating it.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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