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
Hormone levels: Estrogen and progesterone imbalances increase the risk of developing skin tags, and pregnancy may also contribute to their formation.
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
The placenta is an organ created during pregnancy that provides nutrients to a growing fetus through an umbilical cord.
—Marley Dewey, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Even rarer still are cases in which doctors aim to prolong the pregnancy after a woman is declared brain-dead.
—CBS News, 15 May 2025
The rumor at the time was that this woman, Heather, had lost her pregnancy.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 May 2025
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
The placenta is an organ created during pregnancy that provides nutrients to a growing fetus through an umbilical cord.
—Marley Dewey, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Even rarer still are cases in which doctors aim to prolong the pregnancy after a woman is declared brain-dead.
—CBS News, 15 May 2025
The rumor at the time was that this woman, Heather, had lost her pregnancy.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for pregnancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pregnancy
gestation
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And the drug was approved for the termination of a pregnancy up to 10 weeks of gestation in 2016.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
19 May 2025
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Family of woman on life support wishes for a choice Smith is expected to remain on life support through at least 32 weeks of gestation, when the fetus has a good chance of survival outside the womb, Newkirk told 11Alive.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pregnancy. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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