as in pregnancy
the state of containing unborn young within the body
the length of gestation for the gray wolf is about 63 days
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Recent Examples of gestation
Last month, the House of Representatives agreed to do their bidding by tucking a provision in the Farm Bill that would abrogate state humane farming laws that ban gestation, veal, and battery crates.
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Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
About 1,000 mg of iron is required during gestation and the postpartum period to support fetal growth and development and an increase in maternal blood volume.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
In 2007 researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute reportedly spotted a wild Graneledone boreopacifica octopus off the coast of California who went on to stay with her eggs for a record-breaking four-plus years—an even longer gestation than that of the alpine salamander.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
Bongos have a gestation period of nine months, a factor that has negatively impacted their slow population growth.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
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Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
About 1,000 mg of iron is required during gestation and the postpartum period to support fetal growth and development and an increase in maternal blood volume.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
In 2007 researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute reportedly spotted a wild Graneledone boreopacifica octopus off the coast of California who went on to stay with her eggs for a record-breaking four-plus years—an even longer gestation than that of the alpine salamander.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
Bongos have a gestation period of nine months, a factor that has negatively impacted their slow population growth.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestation
pregnancy
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Even as cracks began to appear in her story, Parker doubled down on the deception, fabricating medical records and pregnancy updates to keep the ruse alive.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Chen eventually rewrote the role to accommodate her pregnancy, and got her consent to film it for the final film.—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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“Gestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestation. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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