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Recent Examples of neuter
Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
Beijing’s national security law has transformed Hong Kong, with authorities jailing dozens of dissidents; forcing civil society groups and outspoken media outlets to disband; and neutering the city’s once-raucous political scene.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The program provides free spay/neuter surgeries for free-roaming cats in areas throughout metro Phoenix that have large populations of feral cats.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Verb
What's surer is that neutering the threat posed by Iran and encouraging a better future for its people will take more than bombs and missiles.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
Beijing’s national security law has transformed Hong Kong, with authorities jailing dozens of dissidents; forcing civil society groups and outspoken media outlets to disband; and neutering the city’s once-raucous political scene.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The animal shelter also set up vet appointments for the pups to receive vaccinations and spay and neuter appointments, which are done at the rescue facility at no cost to the foster.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The program provides free spay/neuter surgeries for free-roaming cats in areas throughout metro Phoenix that have large populations of feral cats.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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The Cubs didn’t want to alter his usual approach, which meant his first Cactus League start came a week into their spring exhibition schedule.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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In 1976, Barks encountered the 13th century Sufi mystic and poet Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, who would change his life and alter his career.—
Rebecca McCarthy,
AJC.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Here, the argument is that high-status men leave low-status men sexless and frustrated, ultimately leading to violence.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the second, sexless, glowing people weep and hug in my timeline.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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No amount of what-ifs, however, will fix what ails USC during its final three games.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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However, if there’s a problem that requires someone (whether human or robot) to travel to the site to conduct repairs or component replacements, that cannot be fixed in space.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Nelliet™ Hollies are female plants, produced through asexual propagation, and only produce female flowers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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To editors of the time, the most marketable image of Dickinson the poet was that of the eccentric, reclusive, asexual woman in white.—
Via Chronicle Books,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Neuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuter. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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