: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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Our cat has been spayed.
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None of the cats had been spayed or neutered.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Gracie had not been spayed by her previous owner and had been booked in to have the procedure.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Rather than paying a recurring license fee, pets that are microchipped, spayed or neutered, and vaccinated for rabies are eligible to be permanently licensed for a one-time $25 fee.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Dolly is vaccinated, spayed and microchipped and is ready to go home at a moment’s notice.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Gracie had not been spayed by her previous owner and had been booked in to have the procedure.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Rather than paying a recurring license fee, pets that are microchipped, spayed or neutered, and vaccinated for rabies are eligible to be permanently licensed for a one-time $25 fee.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Dolly is vaccinated, spayed and microchipped and is ready to go home at a moment’s notice.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spay. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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spay
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: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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