gestate

Example Sentences

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Fujii said female otters gestate for about six months and then keep their young for another six months before weaning them.

From Los Angeles Times

Her consideration of painter Agnes Martin, who had paranoid schizophrenia, leads her to think carefully about women’s bodies versus women’s bodies of work — and what it takes for an artist to continue creating while gestating.

From Los Angeles Times

A less-heralded entry is another adaptation — Prime Video’s gender-swapped “Dead Ringers,” which could be carried into contention by Rachel Weisz’s dazzling lead performances as twin gynecologists in whom madness is gestating.

From Los Angeles Times

Massive stars found in a nebula have a big influence on their gestating siblings.

From Scientific American

“This is the continuation of a long gestating effort to remove this sheriff from office.”

From Seattle Times