as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body
the patient is a gravid woman in her seventh month
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Recent Examples of gravid
About a year after infection, a fully mature, gravid female worm migrates to the skin, usually in the lower extremities.
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Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Paloski said the massasauga encountered could be a gravid female about to give birth.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
Jay enlisted artist Lukas Geronimas to DJ after dinner, smoothing out what usually ends up as an ad hoc dance party with tipsy guests fighting over the aux cord while those too gravid with barbeque to dance sip ginger ale and watch.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022
Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar opened in early August, the week of the Sturgeon Moon, which is when the Algonquins believed the Great Lakes teemed with gravid fish.
—Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 27 Sep. 2017
Unlike young females, gravid females need to locate carrion for oviposition and distinguish between fresh and aging carrion, the latter possibly detrimental to offspring.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2017
Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Paloski said the massasauga encountered could be a gravid female about to give birth.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
Jay enlisted artist Lukas Geronimas to DJ after dinner, smoothing out what usually ends up as an ad hoc dance party with tipsy guests fighting over the aux cord while those too gravid with barbeque to dance sip ginger ale and watch.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022
Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar opened in early August, the week of the Sturgeon Moon, which is when the Algonquins believed the Great Lakes teemed with gravid fish.
—Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 27 Sep. 2017
Unlike young females, gravid females need to locate carrion for oviposition and distinguish between fresh and aging carrion, the latter possibly detrimental to offspring.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravid
Adjective
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Their indie folk band, The Hypsonics, released a gold record 12 years earlier, but just as their collective music career was about to take flight, Jennifer became pregnant with their now 12-year-old daughter, Stevie (Jolie Hoang-Rappaport).—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Medullary bone is temporary tissue that forms inside a cavity in long bones of birds and dinosaurs to provide calcium for eggshells, and was previously used in research to identify a pregnant Tyrannosaurus rex in 2016.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The maternity concierge serves as a liaison, guiding expectant parents through the multifaceted stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, alleviating anxiety and stress while assisting families in navigating the journey.—
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Fedorus recalled her initial concerns as a then-expectant parent in a personal essay for the CBC.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Gravid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravid. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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