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 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 Once hatched, the nymph stages are about 1/32-inch long and attach to the plant for feeding. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 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 Best Friend was hatched in San Diego in 1984. Nbc San Diego, NBC News, 28 Nov. 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 They were hatched on July 18 in Northfield, Minnesota, and raised on a farm by John Zimmerman, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, and his 9-year-old son, Grant, who introduced the birds at an event in Washington. Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024 After the girl came forward, police hatched a plan. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024 Little did any of us know, however, at that moment, buzzing over the internet around the world, the biggest news event of the day, perhaps an October Surprise, for this vice presidential candidate was, at least in the eyes of the internet, already hatched. Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024

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“Hatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatched. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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