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
Trying out their research on mice was easier than doing so on elephants—for one thing, the average gestation period for a mouse is three weeks, whereas an elephant’s is twenty-two months, the longest of any mammal.
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Asian elephants—the extinct woolly mammoth’s closest surviving kin—require 22 months, the longest gestation period of any mammal.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Hoffman’s two-toed sloths have a gestation period of around 11.5 months.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2025
More than 80% of women will choose to terminate a pregnancy with anencephaly when detected before 24 weeks’ gestation, according to data from before the Dobbs decision.
—Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Asian elephants—the extinct woolly mammoth’s closest surviving kin—require 22 months, the longest gestation period of any mammal.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Hoffman’s two-toed sloths have a gestation period of around 11.5 months.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2025
More than 80% of women will choose to terminate a pregnancy with anencephaly when detected before 24 weeks’ gestation, according to data from before the Dobbs decision.
—Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestation
pregnancy
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Overall employee interest in pregnancy and fertility resources jumped from 5% in 2022 to 13% in 2024.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Maria centers on an 18-year-old caregiver navigating poverty, pregnancy, and fractured family ties in a declining industrial port town.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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“Gestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestation. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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