as in pregnancy
the state of containing unborn young within the body
the length of gestation for the gray wolf is about 63 days
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Recent Examples of gestation
These engineering innovations, implemented in a mobile support platform, represent the first working prototype of an artificial uterus for mammalian gestation.
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
The researchers had access to ultrasound data gathered at 7, 9, and 11 weeks of gestation.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Mar. 2026
That’s generally at about six weeks’ gestation.
—Nicole Duarte, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Finally premiering Thursday night at SXSW after a long gestation period, writer-director Victoria Strouse‘s hilarious dysfunctional-siblings comedy Seekers of Infinite Love proves to be well worth the wait.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
The researchers had access to ultrasound data gathered at 7, 9, and 11 weeks of gestation.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Mar. 2026
That’s generally at about six weeks’ gestation.
—Nicole Duarte, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Finally premiering Thursday night at SXSW after a long gestation period, writer-director Victoria Strouse‘s hilarious dysfunctional-siblings comedy Seekers of Infinite Love proves to be well worth the wait.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestation
pregnancy
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The Chronicle’s reporters also reviewed medical records about a pregnancy and STD texts a week after the alleged assault.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Plaza's pregnancy and relationship with Abbott comes more than a year after the death of her filmmaker husband Jeff Baena, who died by suicide in January 2025.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Gestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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