gestate
Example Sentences
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“This is the continuation of a long gestating effort to remove this sheriff from office.”
From Seattle Times
SZA also decided that, to fully gestate “SOS,” she needed to shed her dependencies.
From Los Angeles Times
“Jiggle Jiggle” gestated for years before it became all the rage.
From New York Times
“This toxic work environment has gestated internally for years, and only recently has the truth about Tesla’s culture emerged,” he added in the complaint.
From Reuters
Whatever one’s argument for abortion, there’s no debating the utterly inhumane violence inflicted upon a gestating human being.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.