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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The company is also preparing to begin production on its long-gestating baseball project Super Fan, which tells the story of a Korean follower of the Kansas City Royals who became a minor celebrity over his passionate fandom.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Coogler's reboot has been a long-gestating project for the award-winning filmmaker.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, hardly five months after France’s Canal+ Group completed its long-gestating $2 billion takeover of South African pay-TV giant MultiChoice, solidifying a merger of the two largest media players on the continent, a sense of foreboding remains over the fallout.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
From Breaking Bad to Fight Club, the misinterpretation of media that skewers the male power fantasy is well established, and the long-gestating HBO sleeper hit Industry, now in its senior season, is no exception to the literacy crisis.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Coogler's reboot has been a long-gestating project for the award-winning filmmaker.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, hardly five months after France’s Canal+ Group completed its long-gestating $2 billion takeover of South African pay-TV giant MultiChoice, solidifying a merger of the two largest media players on the continent, a sense of foreboding remains over the fallout.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
From Breaking Bad to Fight Club, the misinterpretation of media that skewers the male power fantasy is well established, and the long-gestating HBO sleeper hit Industry, now in its senior season, is no exception to the literacy crisis.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Gestate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gestate. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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