: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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Our cat has been spayed.
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Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
All available dogs, puppies, cats and kittens will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, according to the release.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2025
If your cat isn't spayed or neutered, mating behaviors may also be the source of the issue.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
The criticism ranged from accusations of negligence to questions about why Tay Tay hadn’t been spayed earlier.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
All available dogs, puppies, cats and kittens will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, according to the release.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2025
If your cat isn't spayed or neutered, mating behaviors may also be the source of the issue.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
The criticism ranged from accusations of negligence to questions about why Tay Tay hadn’t been spayed earlier.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spay
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spay. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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