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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According to the zoo, baby giraffes — which gestate for about 15 months — are already 6 feet tall when they are born.
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Below, del Toro, Oscar Isaac, and Jacob Elordi sit down with Entertainment Weekly to talk about the director's vision for his long-gestating film, how Isaac found his way into the mad scientist, how Elordi connected with the Creature and found his voice, and more.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
There’s also a long-gestating Dionne Warwick biopic — for which Warwick herself tapped Taylor to star — that’s said to be near financing.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The long-gestating and rancorous dispute is now depriving about 10 million YouTube TV subscribers of Thursday prime-time programming on ABC and is threatening college football and other major sports telecasts.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Below, del Toro, Oscar Isaac, and Jacob Elordi sit down with Entertainment Weekly to talk about the director's vision for his long-gestating film, how Isaac found his way into the mad scientist, how Elordi connected with the Creature and found his voice, and more.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
There’s also a long-gestating Dionne Warwick biopic — for which Warwick herself tapped Taylor to star — that’s said to be near financing.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The long-gestating and rancorous dispute is now depriving about 10 million YouTube TV subscribers of Thursday prime-time programming on ABC and is threatening college football and other major sports telecasts.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gestate
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“Gestate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gestate. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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