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
But the band also learned that the long gestation led to some of their best ideas.
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Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 1 Feb. 2026
The pills are prescribed early in pregnancy, and are considered safe up to 10 weeks’ gestation.
—Emily Brindley, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Females normally birth two to four litters a year—their gestation period is only 15 to 22 days—and litter sizes can range from one to 13 young, though the average is around five to seven.
—Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
According to the medical center, Cryptic pregnancies are rare, with studies suggesting about 1 in 475 pregnancies go unnoticed until about 20 weeks gestation, while about 1 in 2,500 pregnancies go unnoticed until delivery.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
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Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 1 Feb. 2026
The pills are prescribed early in pregnancy, and are considered safe up to 10 weeks’ gestation.
—Emily Brindley, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Females normally birth two to four litters a year—their gestation period is only 15 to 22 days—and litter sizes can range from one to 13 young, though the average is around five to seven.
—Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
According to the medical center, Cryptic pregnancies are rare, with studies suggesting about 1 in 475 pregnancies go unnoticed until about 20 weeks gestation, while about 1 in 2,500 pregnancies go unnoticed until delivery.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gestation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestation
pregnancy
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The photos were never published in the UK and was immediately overshadowed by the news of Kate Middleton’s pregnancy.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
7 Mar. 2026
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That’s an entire pregnancy’s worth of time spent trying to figure out what to call her baby boy.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Gestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestation. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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