gestate

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The vile births and dismembered bodies are a realization of the evil gestating within Derry.

From Salon

But the movie’s thoughts about pain and devotion and locker-room manipulation are still gestating.

From Los Angeles Times

These violative space abominations force embryos down their victims’ throats to gestate inside their guts before bursting through their torsos.

From Salon

Brown began researching robots and robotics, and slowly the story gestated in his mind.

From Los Angeles Times

“Burt,” his second feature, was shot over seven days for $7,000, though the project had been gestating for seven years by the time cameras rolled.

From Los Angeles Times