Examples of surrogacy in a Sentence
choosing between adoption and surrogacy
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The most common type is gestational surrogacy.
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Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 9 Dec. 2025
Paris welcomed her son, Phoenix, in January 2023 and her daughter, London, in November 2023, both via surrogacy.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
What happens when make-believe and surrogacy abut reality?
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2025
But in Michigan, until recently, compensated surrogacy was a felony—a law that remained on the books from 1988 until the Michigan Family Protection Act passed in 2024.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
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Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 9 Dec. 2025
Paris welcomed her son, Phoenix, in January 2023 and her daughter, London, in November 2023, both via surrogacy.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
What happens when make-believe and surrogacy abut reality?
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2025
But in Michigan, until recently, compensated surrogacy was a felony—a law that remained on the books from 1988 until the Michigan Family Protection Act passed in 2024.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for surrogacy
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“Surrogacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surrogacy. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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surrogacy
noun
sur·ro·ga·cy
ˈsər-ə-gə-sē, ˈsə-rə- 
plural surrogacies
: the practice of serving as a surrogate mother
Legal Definition
surrogacy
noun
sur·ro·ga·cy
ˈsər-ə-gə-sē
plural surrogacies
1
: the office of a surrogate
2
: the practice of serving as a surrogate mother
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