gestated; gestating
1
: to carry in the uterus during pregnancy
2
: to conceive and gradually develop in the mind
: to be in the process of gestation
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In fact, Gilligan very deliberately changed course on the long-gestating sci-fi project that would eventually become Pluribus, pivoting from a male lead to instead shaping the role especially for Seehorn.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 June 2026
This disturbing Austrian film follows a murderer who gets released from a psychiatric hospital and immediately carries out his long-gestating desire — a desperate desire — to kill again.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Later this month, Pope Leo XIV will visit Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia to inaugurate and bless the Tower of Jesus Christ, the final tower of the long-gestating church.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
The plan is for the long-gestating film, written by Saudi writers Nawaf Al-Muhanna and Hazem Al-Jaryan, to go into production later this year.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 May 2026
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 June 2026
This disturbing Austrian film follows a murderer who gets released from a psychiatric hospital and immediately carries out his long-gestating desire — a desperate desire — to kill again.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Later this month, Pope Leo XIV will visit Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia to inaugurate and bless the Tower of Jesus Christ, the final tower of the long-gestating church.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
The plan is for the long-gestating film, written by Saudi writers Nawaf Al-Muhanna and Hazem Al-Jaryan, to go into production later this year.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 May 2026
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“Gestate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gestate. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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