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
But the movie ends when Cathy dies, distraught and brokenhearted over Heathcliff and having starved herself during her pregnancy.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
What is the role of the non-gestational parent during a pregnancy?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Kilduff and Bell are now working on an effort to help mothers who receive difficult diagnoses during pregnancy.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Landon, who chairs OSU’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and specializes in high-risk pregnancies, released a statement on Monday after his name was found in the files.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
What is the role of the non-gestational parent during a pregnancy?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Kilduff and Bell are now working on an effort to help mothers who receive difficult diagnoses during pregnancy.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Landon, who chairs OSU’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and specializes in high-risk pregnancies, released a statement on Monday after his name was found in the files.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pregnancy
gestation
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The calf’s arrival follows a 21-month pregnancy, which is the longest gestation period of any land animal, according to the Smithsonian.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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But the band also learned that the long gestation led to some of their best ideas.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pregnancy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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