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 gestation period for his take on The Running Man spans decades.
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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
Then have the announcer cover the side effects, a list that takes longer to recite than the gestation period of an elephant.
—Jim Martin, Denver Post, 21 June 2025
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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
Then have the announcer cover the side effects, a list that takes longer to recite than the gestation period of an elephant.
—Jim Martin, Denver Post, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestation
pregnancy
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Cameron and Gallagher welcomed their son on June 25 after revealing their pregnancy in late March.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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Pregnant people can also receive an RSV vaccine between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
4 July 2025
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“Gestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestation. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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