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
IUDs are more than 99% effective at preventing pregnancy and can profoundly change a life — allowing someone to complete school, pursue a career, or leave an unsafe relationship without having to worry about a pregnancy.
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Maryl Sackeim, STAT, 20 Mar. 2026
Andrew Fleischman, a Georgia defense attorney who is not involved in Moore's case, said that means authorities could seek murder charges against a woman who intentionally terminates her pregnancy after there's cardiac activity.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Here's what to know about Latto's pregnancy announcement.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Foreigners, the plurality of whom are Chinese, initiated nearly 5,000 pregnancies this way during 2020 alone, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026
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Maryl Sackeim, STAT, 20 Mar. 2026
Andrew Fleischman, a Georgia defense attorney who is not involved in Moore's case, said that means authorities could seek murder charges against a woman who intentionally terminates her pregnancy after there's cardiac activity.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Here's what to know about Latto's pregnancy announcement.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Foreigners, the plurality of whom are Chinese, initiated nearly 5,000 pregnancies this way during 2020 alone, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pregnancy
gestation
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The researchers had access to ultrasound data gathered at 7, 9, and 11 weeks of gestation.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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That’s generally at about six weeks’ gestation.—
Nicole Duarte,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pregnancy. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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