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
The prescribed pills were mifepristone and misoprostol, which can be used to terminate pregnancies before 10 weeks.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 July 2025
The kinds of products in the stockpile — like birth control pills and implantable birth control — are meant to work before fertilization to prevent a pregnancy from occurring in the first place.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 July 2025
Still, doctors would prescribe it in pregnancies like mine.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
Produced only during pregnancy by the fetal liver, E4 has a unique biological fingerprint that sets it apart from its hormonal cousins.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 25 July 2025
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 July 2025
The kinds of products in the stockpile — like birth control pills and implantable birth control — are meant to work before fertilization to prevent a pregnancy from occurring in the first place.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 July 2025
Still, doctors would prescribe it in pregnancies like mine.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
Produced only during pregnancy by the fetal liver, E4 has a unique biological fingerprint that sets it apart from its hormonal cousins.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pregnancy
gestation
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Dolphins are born weighing around 20 pounds after 10 or 11 months of gestation, measuring about 2-feet long, the group said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
18 July 2025
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Isla died after the healthy, viable fetus in the 22nd week of gestation had no oxygen when the placenta tore and bled as a result of the crash, according to the suit.—
Corina Vanek,
AZCentral.com,
4 July 2025
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pregnancy. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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