Thesaurus results for MENSTRUATION

menstruation

noun

ˌmen(t)-strü-ˈwā-shən

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as in period

an occurrence of menstruating a first menstruation can be somewhat scary for girls who are unprepared

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Recent Examples of menstruation Produced by the placenta, hCG supports fetal development by signaling the body to maintain the pregnancy and suppress hormones that cause menstruation. —

Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 16 Mar. 2026 Endometriosis can cause pose major problems to the uterus and ovaries, as well as complicate menstruation and childbirth. —

Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026 Some medical men believed menstruation was literally controlled by the moon. —

Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026 More is being learned about the onset of menstruation, preeclampsia in pregnancy, and the impact of menopause than what was taught in medical school 25 years ago, Joynt Maddox said. —

Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for menstruation

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period

Noun

But after getting as close as six in the third, the Heat went into the fourth down 102-90, with the deficit back into the 20s less than four minutes into that final period.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026
Written and directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, the film centers on a young man from Mumbai who travels back to his family’s village in rural Maharashtra after his father dies, bound by tradition to observe a 10-day mourning period.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026