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
The women's hospital will have a dedicated small baby team that focuses on the babies who are born prematurely at 22 to 25 weeks gestation.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But the gestation period for his take on The Running Man spans decades.
—Clark Collis Updated, EW.com, 1 July 2025
New iterations of Carrie, The Long Walk, The Institute, and Fairy Tale are also in various stages of gestation, along with spinoffs of It and The Shining.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
More to Explore Oscar Schwartz September 11, 2019 Will outside-the-womb gestation, increasingly viable for animal embryos, lead to a feminist utopia?
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2025
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But the gestation period for his take on The Running Man spans decades.
—Clark Collis Updated, EW.com, 1 July 2025
New iterations of Carrie, The Long Walk, The Institute, and Fairy Tale are also in various stages of gestation, along with spinoffs of It and The Shining.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
More to Explore Oscar Schwartz September 11, 2019 Will outside-the-womb gestation, increasingly viable for animal embryos, lead to a feminist utopia?
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestation
pregnancy
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Multiple medical groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, sued Kennedy and the Department of Health and Human Services in July over changes to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children and during pregnancy.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
7 Aug. 2025
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Redmond-Zellers had been told to stay away from drugs during her pregnancy but disregarded that advice, officials said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Gestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestation. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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