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
And yes, her real-life pregnancy was written into the show for Season 2, The New York Times reported.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
But the language of the bill extends beyond pregnancy and miscarriage.
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June 24,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
There are no more waivers, though the rules preserve exceptions for pregnancy, active-duty military service and official religious missions.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 June 2026
But that figure referred only to women who got an amnio, which was roughly 1% of all pregnancies.
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Michelle Sie Whitten,
STAT,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for pregnancy
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
But the language of the bill extends beyond pregnancy and miscarriage.
—
June 24,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
There are no more waivers, though the rules preserve exceptions for pregnancy, active-duty military service and official religious missions.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 June 2026
But that figure referred only to women who got an amnio, which was roughly 1% of all pregnancies.
—
Michelle Sie Whitten,
STAT,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for pregnancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pregnancy
gestation
Noun
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The sustained gestation the placenta enabled supported larger, more metabolically expensive brains.
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Not that the album had an easy gestation.
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pregnancy. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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