as in pregnancy
the state of containing unborn young within the body
the length of gestation for the gray wolf is about 63 days
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Recent Examples of gestation
But the stage of gestation, casting, and all those granular nuts and bolts are probably best kept under wraps for the moment.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Mifepristone is legal to prescribe for someone up to 10 weeks gestation.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
What existed of my attention span was beamed toward texts about gestation.
—Molly Young, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Trying out their research on mice was easier than doing so on elephants—for one thing, the average gestation period for a mouse is three weeks, whereas an elephant’s is twenty-two months, the longest of any mammal.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Mifepristone is legal to prescribe for someone up to 10 weeks gestation.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
What existed of my attention span was beamed toward texts about gestation.
—Molly Young, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Trying out their research on mice was easier than doing so on elephants—for one thing, the average gestation period for a mouse is three weeks, whereas an elephant’s is twenty-two months, the longest of any mammal.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestation
pregnancy
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Medical experts have decried the loss of the recommendation, which is also at odds with clear data showing the risks of COVID-19 during pregnancy and the benefits of vaccination.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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With the stress of work, motherhood, and the challenges that come with pregnancy, it's been a lot.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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“Gestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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