hatched

past tense of hatch
as in spawned
to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop the mallards and geese have begun hatching in their nests down by the pond

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Recent Examples of hatched The escape plan was hatched with the help of Neil. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025 When an egg hatched, the tiny chick wasn’t naked. Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025 The idea was hatched late last year during the dramatic showdown between Johnson and the City Council over the 2025 budget, according to the administration and many aldermen. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025 All three hatched in the first week of March. Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025 However, after the March 4 announcement that two of three eggs had hatched, viewers are wondering where the third egg or hatchling is. Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025 The first hatched March 3, the second on March 4, and the third a few days later. Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025 Jackie laid three eggs at the end of January, according to Big Bear, and all three hatched last week. Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025 Ratcliffe himself hatched the plan for Ineos’ offshoot vehicle business in 2017 at a London bar called The Grenadier that inspired the name of his troubled auto product. Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Hatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatched. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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