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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First Sounds is a COVID project that gestated for three years before being released in November 2024.
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Jan. 2025
Masters of the Universe has been gestating for years.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
This approach has been gestating since the early days of computing.
—Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
While this project is slowly gestating, two prominent showrunners float Kaplan’s name as a supervising producer for their new show.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Jan. 2025
Masters of the Universe has been gestating for years.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
This approach has been gestating since the early days of computing.
—Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
While this project is slowly gestating, two prominent showrunners float Kaplan’s name as a supervising producer for their new show.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Gestate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gestate. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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