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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One study in the 1990s, for example, found that female mouse pups that had developed between two males were much less sensitive to BPA compared with female pups that had gestated between two other females.
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
While Nirvana’s third album, In Utero, was still gestating, Newsweek ran a piece alleging that DGC was unhappy with it.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2024
The trailer, premiering exclusively with Entertainment Weekly, offers the first extended look at the period piece, which has been gestating with its director for nearly 20 years.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
It’s taken an age to get the gang back together—the follow-up film has long been gestating, and after production finally began, it was paused over the summer of 2023 as a result of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
Although Beyoncé released the song during Super Bowl LVIII in February, the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit has been gestating for about two years.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2024
The ruling, treating an embryo the same as a child or gestating fetus under the wrongful death statute, raised concerns about civil liabilities for clinics.
—Kim Chandler, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
And gestating females from the third generation were exposed to the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, also known as DDT.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 2 Feb. 2024
Arad is also reportedly involved in the gestating Metal Gear film.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 7 Nov. 2023
Jon Hamilton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
While Nirvana’s third album, In Utero, was still gestating, Newsweek ran a piece alleging that DGC was unhappy with it.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2024
The trailer, premiering exclusively with Entertainment Weekly, offers the first extended look at the period piece, which has been gestating with its director for nearly 20 years.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
It’s taken an age to get the gang back together—the follow-up film has long been gestating, and after production finally began, it was paused over the summer of 2023 as a result of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
Although Beyoncé released the song during Super Bowl LVIII in February, the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit has been gestating for about two years.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2024
The ruling, treating an embryo the same as a child or gestating fetus under the wrongful death statute, raised concerns about civil liabilities for clinics.
—Kim Chandler, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
And gestating females from the third generation were exposed to the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, also known as DDT.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 2 Feb. 2024
Arad is also reportedly involved in the gestating Metal Gear film.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 7 Nov. 2023
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“Gestate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gestate. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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