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Recent Examples of hatching
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
These treatments prevent new fleas from hatching, stop larvae from molting and prevent juvenile fleas from becoming blood-sucking adults.
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Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
18 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
Of those that remained active, a substantial fraction took a blood meal when brought to the laboratory and offered one, and went on to produce hatching offspring.
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John Drake,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
The company released a video showing the hatching chicks.
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Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
28 May 2026
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
These treatments prevent new fleas from hatching, stop larvae from molting and prevent juvenile fleas from becoming blood-sucking adults.
—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
18 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
Of those that remained active, a substantial fraction took a blood meal when brought to the laboratory and offered one, and went on to produce hatching offspring.
—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
The company released a video showing the hatching chicks.
—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
28 May 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 5 Jul. 2026.
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