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pregnant

[preg-nuhnt] / ˈprɛg nənt /
ADJECTIVE
carrying developing offspring within the body
Synonyms
WEAK
abundant anticipating carrying a child childbearing enceinte expectant expecting fecund fertile fraught fruitful gestating gravid heavy hopeful in family way parous parturient preggers productive prolific replete teeming with child
ADJECTIVE
significant, meaningful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rich
WEAK
charged cogent consequential creative eloquent expressive fecund imaginative important inventive loaded momentous original pointed redolent seminal sententious suggestive telling weighty
Antonyms
WEAK
insignificant trivial unmeaningful

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Two of the doctors failed to properly intervene as a pregnant teenager repeatedly sought care for life-threatening complications, the board found.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Some physicians say their colleagues are discharging or transferring pregnant patients instead of taking responsibility for their care.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

We have seen a letter the soldier's mother wrote to Nasibo, before she fell pregnant, thanking her for making her son so happy.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

A few days after they arrived, doctors monitoring the evacuees for radiation gave them unexpected news - Iryna was three months pregnant.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

There’s a pregnant pause as he waits for the rest.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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