to term

idiom

medical
: to the natural end of a pregnancy
She carried the baby to term.

Examples of to term in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Rizzo, who was poised to term out of office after this year, will lead the sports authority after more than a decade in both the Missouri House and Senate. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024 In many cases, activists have also called on these institutions to term Israel’s military actions in Gaza a genocide. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2024 But Molla chose to bring her pregnancy to term, and, a week after delivering a healthy girl, died of sepsis, leaving her children motherless. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024 Advocates noted couples may look to surrogate mothers for multiple reasons, including pregnancy health risks for the mother or conditions that prohibit potential parents from becoming pregnant or carrying children to term. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for to term 

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“To term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20term. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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