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Examples of surrogacy in a Sentence
choosing between adoption and surrogacy
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And scroll through this slideshow of celebrities who've spoken about welcoming their own children through the surrogacy process.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2025
The accounts held money for surrogacy costs, prosecutors said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
Before the full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s surrogacy industry accounted for up to a quarter of the global $14 billion surrogacy market, trailing only the United States.
—Lili Rutai, The Dial, 7 Jan. 2025
Hakeem Adeniji and his wife Kayla are pursuing surrogacy after experiencing an unimaginable loss.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1982, in the meaning defined above
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“Surrogacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surrogacy. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
Medical Definition
surrogacy
noun
sur·ro·ga·cy
ˈsər-ə-gə-sē, ˈsə-rə-
plural surrogacies
: the practice of serving as a surrogate mother
Legal Definition
surrogacy
noun
sur·ro·ga·cy
ˈsər-ə-gə-sē
plural surrogacies
1
: the office of a surrogate
2
: the practice of serving as a surrogate mother
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