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
PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
The sporty compact is the definition of a hot hatch thanks to the Ferrari V-8 lurking under its hood.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2024
CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
Her zookeeper in Thailand recognized her potential before her birth and hatched a plan for Moo Deng to be an internet sensation and help save the struggling zoo as well.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Noun
On the left side, there’s a multifunction button next to the main speaker unit, while on the right, there are power and volume controls and a rubber hatch that hides the USB-C port on the module that rests behind your ear.
—PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
The sporty compact is the definition of a hot hatch thanks to the Ferrari V-8 lurking under its hood.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
Chicks fly out to sea about five to six months after hatching.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
Her zookeeper in Thailand recognized her potential before her birth and hatched a plan for Moo Deng to be an internet sensation and help save the struggling zoo as well.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 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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No one is exactly banging down the doors of Barack Obama, whose braintrust joined the Harris effort and have since joined the pile-on, let alone Bill or Hillary Clinton.Philip Elliott, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Almost a decade later, and the desire to prevent the resultant impact on women’s careers, confidence and mental health has spawned copious research, revealing that over 54,000 pregnant women a year lose their job and 390,000 working mums experience negative treatment from their employers.Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The 2020 movie spawned two sequels, 365 Days: This Day and The Next 365 Days.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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On the first afternoon, new homeless friends and we, the pilgrims, sat together on the grass.Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
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Learning to sit with and really feel those urges will pay off in the long run too.Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
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Mangold depicts Cash in both Walk the Line and A Complete Unknown as nervy mysteries always on the edge of a breakdown, though Boyd Holbrook plays him as more mischievous and good-humored compared to the brooding Joaquin Phoenix.Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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The performances are reminiscent of that decade’s brooding Method-ists and screen chameleons — think Pacino, De Niro, Cazale, Streep.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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Catch up quick: Henderson incubated the company at the software giant SAP and spun it out as a separate business in 2016.Richard Collings, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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By the second half of 2022, Zach Bryan and Omar Apollo had exploded, and the company was incubating several additions to this regime’s ongoing streak of nine Grammy best new artist nominees.Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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