full-term
adjective
: retained in the uterus for the normal period of gestation before birth
a full-term newborn
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Despite the decline, July's numbers remain higher than Trump's average approval rating during his first term (41 percent), and also above President Biden's full-term average (41 percent) and his final-year rating (40 percent).
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
The full-term identical baby boys, who detectives named Zeke and Zane, were found in November 2020 by the superintendent of an apartment building on College Ave. near E. 171st St. in Claremont.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
And then having to do it again after a late-term loss, my heart goes out to women who experience full-term losses.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 July 2025
The baby, who was the couple’s first child, had been delivered full-term.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 June 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
The full-term identical baby boys, who detectives named Zeke and Zane, were found in November 2020 by the superintendent of an apartment building on College Ave. near E. 171st St. in Claremont.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
And then having to do it again after a late-term loss, my heart goes out to women who experience full-term losses.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 July 2025
The baby, who was the couple’s first child, had been delivered full-term.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 June 2025
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“Full-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-term. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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