as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body
the patient is a gravid woman in her seventh month
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Recent Examples of gravid
About a year after infection, a fully mature, gravid female worm migrates to the skin, usually in the lower extremities.
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Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Unlike young females, gravid females need to locate carrion for oviposition and distinguish between fresh and aging carrion, the latter possibly detrimental to offspring.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2017
Paloski said the massasauga encountered could be a gravid female about to give birth.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
Jay enlisted artist Lukas Geronimas to DJ after dinner, smoothing out what usually ends up as an ad hoc dance party with tipsy guests fighting over the aux cord while those too gravid with barbeque to dance sip ginger ale and watch.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022
Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar opened in early August, the week of the Sturgeon Moon, which is when the Algonquins believed the Great Lakes teemed with gravid fish.
—Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 27 Sep. 2017
Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Unlike young females, gravid females need to locate carrion for oviposition and distinguish between fresh and aging carrion, the latter possibly detrimental to offspring.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2017
Paloski said the massasauga encountered could be a gravid female about to give birth.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
Jay enlisted artist Lukas Geronimas to DJ after dinner, smoothing out what usually ends up as an ad hoc dance party with tipsy guests fighting over the aux cord while those too gravid with barbeque to dance sip ginger ale and watch.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022
Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar opened in early August, the week of the Sturgeon Moon, which is when the Algonquins believed the Great Lakes teemed with gravid fish.
—Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 27 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravid
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Mummy Pig talks pregnancy, big feelings Kelce, also pregnant with her fourth daughter at the time, extended her congratulations and asked how Mummy Pig's other children, Peppa and George, were handling the news.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Experts advise consulting a provider before starting aloe vera juice, particularly for people who are pregnant or managing chronic conditions.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
25 Apr. 2025
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The vast majority of expectant parents in the United States don’t have access to the extreme-screening services provided by the likes of Orchid and Genomic Prediction, and thus don’t have to personally confront the ethical questions that the technology raises.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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The expectant mom shared an adorable video on TikTok (@taylorlrodriguez) showing the moment Storm rested his head on her pregnant belly and felt the baby kick for the first time.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Gravid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravid. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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