gestated; gestating
1
: to carry in the uterus during pregnancy
2
: to conceive and gradually develop in the mind
: to be in the process of gestation
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Some of the demands have long been gestating and there’s plenty for the negotiators to get their teeth into.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 July 2024
The concept wasn’t entirely novel: shark researchers in Australia had previously gestated six ornate wobbegong pups for 18 days in an artificial uterus.
—Claudia Geib, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
This new live-action film, meanwhile, has been gestating for years.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 29 May 2024
That seed of an idea gestated into Babes, in theaters May 17.
—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 10 May 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 July 2024
The concept wasn’t entirely novel: shark researchers in Australia had previously gestated six ornate wobbegong pups for 18 days in an artificial uterus.
—Claudia Geib, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
This new live-action film, meanwhile, has been gestating for years.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 29 May 2024
That seed of an idea gestated into Babes, in theaters May 17.
—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 10 May 2024
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“Gestate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gestate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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