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Recent Examples of neuter
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
The rescue group said some of the beagles will go to other rescue groups while others will be sent to its Florida and Alabama campuses where they will be spayed, neutered, and prepared for adoption.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
In Saluda County, South Carolina, the emergency management director said his team of six is responsible for everything from the county’s IT department to a spay and neuter program.
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Cassandra Garibay,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Verb
And rather than trying to be, in my view, kind of smart about how to build up a Lebanese government for the purpose of disarming and neutering Hezbollah, which is definitely in Israel’s interest, Israel has been engaged in this bombardment of Lebanon.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
The rescue group said some of the beagles will go to other rescue groups while others will be sent to its Florida and Alabama campuses where they will be spayed, neutered, and prepared for adoption.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
Adjective
The bill would also create an animal protection fund to help support the registry and local spay-and-neuter programs.
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Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
In Saluda County, South Carolina, the emergency management director said his team of six is responsible for everything from the county’s IT department to a spay and neuter program.
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Cassandra Garibay,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Verb
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The higher water content alters the texture, and most baking recipes are formulated assuming a higher percentage of fat.
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After season one’s show-altering reveal that Sugar is an alien, his fellow alien species is exposed and harmed by the human powers that be, forcing them to retreat to their home planet.
Adjective
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Diehards were inflamed that their sexless music was linked to sexy dark romance clips.
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By dispensing with sons and lovers, the tribe of sexless females would double its rate of reproduction and so, quite quickly, take over.
Verb
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The 21st Century Road to Housing Act has been over a year in the making and has encouraged a national discussion of why housing is so unaffordable — and what can be done to fix it.
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Yet robust economic growth has proved elusive, even as government debt has climbed, leaving successive administrations with little firepower to fix a growing list of related challenges, from crumbling infrastructure to a chronic housing shortage.
Adjective
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Purple is for the entire asexual community, and white is for sexuality.
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Also known as asexual reproduction, propagating fruits and vegetables allows gardeners to bypass difficult seed germination.
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“Neuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuter. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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