: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
Examples of spay in a Sentence
Our cat has been spayed.
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All rabbits available at Marin Humane have been spayed or neutered and vaccinated.
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Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
All available dogs, puppies, cats and kittens will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Getting outdoor community cats vaccinated and neutered/spayed, then returning them to the outdoors.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
The title and setup promise something truly feral, but the movie essentially gets spayed.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2024
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Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
All available dogs, puppies, cats and kittens will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Getting outdoor community cats vaccinated and neutered/spayed, then returning them to the outdoors.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
The title and setup promise something truly feral, but the movie essentially gets spayed.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2024
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 21 Oct. 2024.
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spay
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: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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