hatch 1 of 2

noun

Definition of hatchnext
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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verb

as in to spawn
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 hatch
Noun
Authorities said in a criminal complaint that Royce Moser stabbed Heintz with a kitchen knife inside her Jeep, then dragged her into the back hatch and drove the vehicle to his mother's house. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 The boyfriend of an 18-year-old college soccer player in Washington County, Pennsylvania, is accused of fatally stabbing her, putting her body in the hatch of her vehicle and recruiting his mother for help disposing of the body, authorities said. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
But on an ordinary mission, Hawks discovers a bizarre magic plague, a secret plan hatched by the Separatist army, and a contract with Republic intelligence to take on jobs the army can’t do. — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Kaydee hatched to eagle parents named Lucy and Ricky in 2022. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hatch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
  1. door
  2. spawn
  3. sit
  4. brood
  5. lay
  6. incubate
Noun
  • One of the rentable rooms is the bank vault, which still has its six-ton door and reinforced concrete walls.
    — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But for the rest of the year, Rice simply lived there, working in an office off an 800-square-foot primary suite and taking dips in the pool or the ocean outside his door.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of door
Verb
  • Always negotiating between interior life and attention, Yayoi Kusama had a late fame that spawned long lines and an Instagrammable way of experiencing art.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Their beacon also recorded the chain of parent processes that spawned each install, ultimately revealing that coding agents, including Claude, OpenAI’s Codex, and Nous Research’s Hermes, were involved.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of spawn
Verb
  • This pretty hamlet sits right on the Connecticut river in the foothills of the Green Mountains, so expect undulating blankets of colorful foliage in every direction.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The company licensed the intellectual property related to the approach from the National Eye Institute, which sits within the National Institutes of Health.
    — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of sit
Verb
  • The young actor can brood with the best of them, an element that some movies have made great use of (Frankenstein) and others have maybe leaned too heavily on (Wuthering Heights).
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
  • With a haunting soundtrack and precise, brooding cinematography, Argento creates a chillingly grimy atmosphere that pervades every frame.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of brood
Verb
  • In addition, Autograph Hotels for the second consecutive year will host the festival’s VIP party at the historic Algonquin Hotel, where the New Yorker’s founders gathered to lay the groundwork for the magazine more than a century ago.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Early settlers of the Valley constructed the Salt River's first dams and laid the groundwork for the area's future.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of lay
Verb
  • Solowin Holdings signed a memorandum in April with SC Ventures, Standard Chartered's venture arm, to incubate an AI payments project called AGENPAY.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The other Mackerel and Thistle egg did not incubate, which the zoo reported is not uncommon.
    — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of incubate

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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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