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Synonyms & Antonyms for pregnant
Synonyms
big, caught, enceinte, expectant, expecting, gone, gravid, heavy, quick [archaic]
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Out Baby Names In July, Rhett and wife Lauren Akins announced that Akins was pregnant with the couple's third daughter. — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, "Watch Thomas Rhett Perform Tender New Song, "To the Guys That Date My Girls"," 21 Aug. 2019 Black’s girlfriend was pregnant at the time of his death and since gave birth to a daughter. — Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, "Family feels relief after Maryland revokes certification from police officer involved in Anton Black’s death," 6 Aug. 2019 Fifteen years ago, Norbert Gleicher, M.D., medical director and chief scientist at New York’s Center for Human Reproduction (CHR), discovered that DHEA could help women get pregnant by raising male hormone levels, particularly testosterone. — Didi Gluck, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Pill for Better Sex," 5 Aug. 2019 Meyer acknowledged familiarity with a 2009 incident in Gainesville, Florida, where Smith was arrested for allegedly battering Courtney Smith, who was pregnant at the time. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Five Key Takeaways From Ohio State's Records Release Involving Urban Meyer, Zach Smith," 2 Aug. 2019 Wrong road: 2,100-gallon fuel spill investigated in Marin County. • $50 billion market: Tech boom in fertility apps aids women struggling to get pregnant. — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Briefing: What does 24 hours of homelessness look like?," 31 July 2019 Meanwhile, Myers' partner also pointed his firearm at Harper, who is pregnant and was holding her 1-year-old daughter. — Uriel J. Garcia, azcentral, "Justice Department leads community dialogue following Phoenix police controversies," 31 July 2019 But a lot of people who are trying to get pregnant: That’s not really the story. — Michael Cidoni Lennox, BostonGlobe.com, "Anne Hathaway opens up about her fertility struggles," 28 July 2019 Those who chose to wait in the parking lot included pregnant women and people still wearing hospital bracelets from being treated while in Border Patrol custody. — Los Angeles Times, "Stymied by U.S. asylum policies, many migrants on the border are heading home," 4 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pregnant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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