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 But Lively says this was hatched by a PR team hired by Baldoni. Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024 The suit alleges that the financial institutions employing Zelle have caused Americans to lose hundreds of millions of dollars via scams hatched on it. John Tamny, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 The title referred to the plan hatched by Andy, Genevieve, and sports podcaster Sam Phalan to turn the tables on the majority alliance, of which Andy was a part, and oust one of the game’s biggest threats, Caroline Vidmar. Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024 Cue a birthday party for his formidable, swaggering father where arguments erupt, secrets come out, and dangerous new plans are hatched. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024 Remember the plan hatched by the DeSantis administration last year to privatize some of the state’s award-winning state parks with golf courses, pickleball courts and other changes? Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024 This all comes after the Stronach Group, in conjunction with the Thoroughbred Owners of California, hatched the plan to kill off racing in the north in order to help save the south. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024 As she’s being celebrated by her teacher and friends, and as a TV news crew interviews her for her academic accomplishments, a plan is hatched by her father Eree (Ochungo Benson) to marry her off to a much older man. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024 The electrifying sparks that fly among them are offset by exquisite moments of tender reconciliation, hatched out of their shared sorrow. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024

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“Hatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatched. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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