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
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
There are four doors for access plus a trunk hatch, with the car's adult-sized occupants promised a fairly comfortable journey despite the limited external proportions.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
In 2023, 70 baby seadragons were hatched following what was considered a first-of-its kind egg transfer in the public eye.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Upon the closing of the legendary hatch, a virtual hurricane blasted Goldberg inside the contraption, with Stitch gleefully running around its perimeter as Goldberg fished for a card holding the lucky number of one audience member who would ultimately win the trip.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
There are four doors for access plus a trunk hatch, with the car's adult-sized occupants promised a fairly comfortable journey despite the limited external proportions.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
These mosquitoes lay eggs in low-lying, or flood-prone, areas, so their eggs will hatch if and when heavy rain hits.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
In 2023, 70 baby seadragons were hatched following what was considered a first-of-its kind egg transfer in the public eye.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
Noun
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Several stores, including grocery chains and retail giants, will be closing their doors in October.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Though Stege Bojer admits having one foot in the door help in his pursuit to secure suppliers and low minimums.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Port authorities at Vietnam’s Cai Mep and Cat Lai ports may halt operations if conditions worsen, which would compound the current two-to-three-day delays spawned by congestion.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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All one needs to know is stuff’s bad enough in Bob’s world to spawn something like the French 75 and other underground networks to help those in need.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Or rather not sitting, but dancing.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Xicoia will sit alongside AI production company Particle6, which Van Der Velden founded in 2015, and will build on Particle6’s proprietary avatar personality engine DeepFame plus a direct fan engagement platform.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Conrad embodies the archetype of intense and brooding depth with all the emotional highs.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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At best, brooding enantiornithines would have been able to make only partial contact with their eggs, resulting in poorer heat transfer and slower development of the embryo.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Right-back Kayode then laid the ball off to midfield colleague Yehor Yarmolyuk, who flighted a pass down the right channel between Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire, two of United’s back three.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The shooting in Columbia laid bare simmering disputes across the country over gun violence at or near college campuses, major travel destinations for fans, alumni and parents of students.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Female and male participate in harvesting and storing acorns, take part in incubating eggs and feeding young.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Even many of the people who broadly understand this situation feel compelled to have conversations in these spaces—the very same outlets that help incubate and perpetuate unthinkable violence.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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