Examples of surrogacy in a Sentence
choosing between adoption and surrogacy
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Rhimes welcomed daughter Emerson through adoption in 2012, daughter Beckett through surrogacy in 2013, and Harper through adoption in 2002.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Adichie, who has always been private about her family life, had her twin boys via surrogacy in 2024.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Jan. 2026
For more than a decade, the Bay Area lawyers escaped to Sea Ranch rentals each New Year, a head-clearing ritual through fertility struggles, the surrogacy journeys that brought their two children into the world, and Jung’s pivot from corporate law to interior design.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2026
And, aspiring parents and the women carrying their babies face a nightmare situation after a surrogacy agency shutters overnight.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Adichie, who has always been private about her family life, had her twin boys via surrogacy in 2024.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Jan. 2026
For more than a decade, the Bay Area lawyers escaped to Sea Ranch rentals each New Year, a head-clearing ritual through fertility struggles, the surrogacy journeys that brought their two children into the world, and Jung’s pivot from corporate law to interior design.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2026
And, aspiring parents and the women carrying their babies face a nightmare situation after a surrogacy agency shutters overnight.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Surrogacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surrogacy. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
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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