as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body
were delighted to learn that their oldest daughter was enceinte and they would soon be grandparents
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Adjective
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At least one of the passengers was pregnant.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026 -
The culprits, in his view, are the endocrine disruptors embedded in plastics, cosmetics, and above all pesticides, which a pregnant mother absorbs at levels that can affect not just her child but potentially her grandchildren.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retaining Hall, 39, keeps one familiar face from Dart’s rookie year on the offensive side of the building for his second NFL season, with Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka and Shea Tierney all long gone.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Enceinte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enceinte. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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