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Recent Examples of hatching
These small reptiles typically emerge from underground nests and make their way towards a suitable habitat after hatching.
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Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
29 June 2026
The latest excitement at the nest was the birth of Sandy and Luna, and their rapid growth after hatching nearly two months ago.
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
These unique sharks, found only in Australia and New Guinea, exhibit extremely limited mobility, with offspring hatching near their parents.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
What’s more, the individual had an abdominal yolk, a portion of the egg’s yolk sac that an embryo internalizes into its body cavity just before hatching to use as an energy reserve.
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Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2026
Male seahorses are known for carrying, feeding and hatching eggs directly from a pouch on their body.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
21 June 2026
Over the course of a few weeks, these treatments should be applied repeatedly to prevent any new eggs from hatching after the initial cleaning.
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Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
Outside constantly, obsessed with animals, collecting and hatching eggs, teaching ducklings to swim.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
The insects are hatching along the Mississippi during the summer.
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Frankie McLister,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
29 June 2026
The latest excitement at the nest was the birth of Sandy and Luna, and their rapid growth after hatching nearly two months ago.
—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
These unique sharks, found only in Australia and New Guinea, exhibit extremely limited mobility, with offspring hatching near their parents.
—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
What’s more, the individual had an abdominal yolk, a portion of the egg’s yolk sac that an embryo internalizes into its body cavity just before hatching to use as an energy reserve.
—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2026
Male seahorses are known for carrying, feeding and hatching eggs directly from a pouch on their body.
—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
21 June 2026
Over the course of a few weeks, these treatments should be applied repeatedly to prevent any new eggs from hatching after the initial cleaning.
—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
Outside constantly, obsessed with animals, collecting and hatching eggs, teaching ducklings to swim.
—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
The insects are hatching along the Mississippi during the summer.
—
Frankie McLister,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatching
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.
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New church Less than a generation later, the Protestant Reformation transformed Christianity, dividing Europe and spawning brutal violence.
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Trump had campaigned on restricting birthright citizenship, arguing that the citizenship clause had been misinterpreted, and attended the April 2026 oral arguments in a first for a sitting president.
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Team mentality spurs decisions The A’s were sitting at 40-44 heading into Tuesday, three games out of the American League West lead and 2 1/2 games out of the final AL Wild Card spot.
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Nadal has long been laying the foundation for a business portfolio that spans health, sport and education.
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The eggs are bound together by a super-glue-like mucus the mother produces while laying them, making an exact count difficult.
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“Hatching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatching. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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