as in gestation
the state of containing unborn young within the body
an elephant's pregnancy can last almost two years
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Recent Examples of pregnancy
Shortly before Louetta was born, Rumer spoke of her family’s reaction to her pregnancy in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.
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Laura Millar, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Routine screening for alcohol consumption and mental health conditions during pregnancy could help, the report authors say.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 12 June 2026
But investigators later determined that none of these milestones corresponded to a real pregnancy.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 12 June 2026
Myers noted that the data shows declining rates of teen pregnancy, which is in many cases a good thing.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 June 2026
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Laura Millar, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Routine screening for alcohol consumption and mental health conditions during pregnancy could help, the report authors say.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 12 June 2026
But investigators later determined that none of these milestones corresponded to a real pregnancy.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 12 June 2026
Myers noted that the data shows declining rates of teen pregnancy, which is in many cases a good thing.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pregnancy
gestation
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The sustained gestation the placenta enabled supported larger, more metabolically expensive brains.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Not that the album had an easy gestation.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pregnancy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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