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
Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024
The hatch was open for about 30 minutes, but the rest of the time was devoted to depressurizing the capsule and then filling it with air.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Loading your audio article Sometimes, the craziest and most far-fetched of my ideas are hatched with a simple question: Why not?
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Each suite features a giant hatch that can be folded down in calm waters, creating an extended balcony with uninterrupted views and close proximity to the water.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024
The hatch was open for about 30 minutes, but the rest of the time was devoted to depressurizing the capsule and then filling it with air.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
Verb
The birds, Peach and Blossom — named in honor of the peach blossom, the official flower of Biden’s home state of Delaware — were hatched in Minnesota and traveled two days to the nation’s capital.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Loading your audio article Sometimes, the craziest and most far-fetched of my ideas are hatched with a simple question: Why not?
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
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After Trump banned travel to the U.S. from several Muslim-majority countries in 2017, Trudeau announced that Canada’s doors were open.Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of federal employees would be furloughed, and other important resources could be delayed or put on pause if Congress can't pass the funding extension in time to keep the government's doors open.Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The juggernaut album has sold 18 million copies, becoming one of the biggest holiday sellers of all time, and spawned an entire cottage industry for Carey: a regular winter tour, books, and videos.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Then, this November, what looked like a trilogy spawned yet another installment, and arguably the best of the bunch.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
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Thornton was sitting at his desk in his small study, surrounded by bookshelves, with a book open before him.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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The 9-4 Packers, meanwhile, have the third-best record in the NFC North but sit sixth in the NFC playoff standings and are coming off a narrow loss to the Lions last time out.Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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Nobody stops brooding or expositing or arguing long enough to crack a joke or act like an actual human being.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The main villain of the piece, Simba’s dreadful uncle Scar, is a superior bad guy, pensive and brooding rather than angry or shill.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
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The researchers found that the fungus and wood need to be incubated together for three months in a very moist environment.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024
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Her mother succumbed to avian influenza after laying her egg, and her father nearly died trying to incubate the egg by himself.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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