as in gestation
the state of containing unborn young within the body
an elephant's pregnancy can last almost two years
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Recent Examples of pregnancy
Seconds later, the next reel would feature a woman telling the heartbreaking story of her pregnancy loss.
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Lindsay Lowe, Parents, 8 Nov. 2025
Season one captured the ups and downs of her first relationship post-divorce, including her domestic violence arrest and third pregnancy.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
One of her central arguments is that through the experience of pregnancy, women are given a clear script for how to ask for and provide help in a moment of physical frailty and deep care.
—Anna Louie Sussman, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
Made from the milk-like substance secreted in late pregnancy and the first few days of breastfeeding, colostrum—normally only consumed by infants and other baby mammals, like calves—is being touted as a magic bullet for adults.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 7 Nov. 2025
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Lindsay Lowe, Parents, 8 Nov. 2025
Season one captured the ups and downs of her first relationship post-divorce, including her domestic violence arrest and third pregnancy.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
One of her central arguments is that through the experience of pregnancy, women are given a clear script for how to ask for and provide help in a moment of physical frailty and deep care.
—Anna Louie Sussman, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
Made from the milk-like substance secreted in late pregnancy and the first few days of breastfeeding, colostrum—normally only consumed by infants and other baby mammals, like calves—is being touted as a magic bullet for adults.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pregnancy
gestation
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The feline gestation period is around two months, divided into approximately three trimesters of 20 days each.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Environmental factors such as particulate matter pollution and lead exposure were also among the most significant risk factors, along with those related to newborn health including low birthweight and short gestation.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pregnancy. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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