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
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 May 2025
Boasting a clean design that could have come from any number of European hatch specialists, the Yugo is yet to be given a specific model name, despite there being plans for three different models.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
On Tuesday, April 29, the zoo released a statement sharing how keepers feed the vulture chick born on Feb. 25, who is the first king vulture hatched at the zoo in three decades.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Noun
Ellie pursues her, shooting away, and Nora’s only escape option is the elevator hatch.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 May 2025
Boasting a clean design that could have come from any number of European hatch specialists, the Yugo is yet to be given a specific model name, despite there being plans for three different models.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Verb
Syracuse, New York CNN — As two other crosstown rivals played a thrilling lacrosse game that went into overtime one night last week, some members of the Westhill High School boys’ varsity lacrosse team were in the stands hatching a plan.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
On Tuesday, April 29, the zoo released a statement sharing how keepers feed the vulture chick born on Feb. 25, who is the first king vulture hatched at the zoo in three decades.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
Noun
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The DoorDash driver told the man to put on some clothes, but the man ignored her for a couple of seconds and stood by the door naked while giggling, the complaint says.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Rocky Mountain region interior designers, architects, builders, and landscape architects have a bounty of inspiration right outside their doors.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2025
Verb
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The storms are part of the system that spawned tornadoes that killed at least 21 people in Missouri and southeastern Kentucky, NWS meteorologist Trisha Palmer told The Charlotte Observer.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
17 May 2025
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As one of the largest islands in the world, this jumble of rainforests, highland plateaus, and otherworldly rock formations has spawned a unique ecosystem of freakish critters—many of which can’t be found anywhere else on earth.—
Chris Schalkx,
Robb Report,
15 May 2025
Verb
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In one photo shared by professional boxer and MMA fighter Jose Andres Cortes, Swift and Kelce could be seen sitting side by side in a booth at the restaurant.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Toth spent hours removing that woman’s stitches and staples while sitting on a milk crate in a public park.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Hart is a brooding marshal who patrols the strange, enchanted wilds of Tanria.—
Ashley Poston,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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His dark, brooding persona, often accompanied to the ring by his signature python, Damien, became legendary.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
Verb
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The first stage was to incubate it in Tabuk, here at the King Khalid Sports City Stadium, and then transplant it to The Line a decade from now, just in time for the 2034 World Cup.—
James Montague,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Among those remaining eggs are some that were incubated at a temperature that would likely result in male tortoises.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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