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
Levy described the challenges of navigating her pregnancy without her partner.
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Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
So with that metaphor in mind, how might Chicago Med be approaching Hannah’s pregnancy this Fall TV season in light of Fire’s recent pregnancy twist?
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2025
Talk to your doctor about how much caffeine is safe for you during pregnancy.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 4 Oct. 2025
The anxiety and fear that people bring to my office and to the delivery room about the many uncertainties associated with pregnancy and childbirth is palpable and legitimate.
—Tami S. Rowen, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
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Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
So with that metaphor in mind, how might Chicago Med be approaching Hannah’s pregnancy this Fall TV season in light of Fire’s recent pregnancy twist?
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2025
Talk to your doctor about how much caffeine is safe for you during pregnancy.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 4 Oct. 2025
The anxiety and fear that people bring to my office and to the delivery room about the many uncertainties associated with pregnancy and childbirth is palpable and legitimate.
—Tami S. Rowen, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pregnancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pregnancy
gestation
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In March of this year, again at 17 weeks gestation, Harrison felt her water break and went to the emergency room at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The problem of infection control Infection control is essential to any attempt at artificial gestation.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pregnancy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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