: 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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On average, Paws In Need provides monetary assistance for nearly 90 animals each month, the majority of which are spayed and neutered.
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Magali Gauthier, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Shelters have desirable pets of every size and age—many who have lived in homes, are house-trained, already spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and ready to become part of your family—all for a fraction of the cost of buying from a breeder or pet store.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
The primary requirements are that people interested in fostering have their own pets vaccinated and spayed or neutered, and the ability to separate their pets from the foster animals.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
None of the cats had been spayed or neutered.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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Magali Gauthier, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Shelters have desirable pets of every size and age—many who have lived in homes, are house-trained, already spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and ready to become part of your family—all for a fraction of the cost of buying from a breeder or pet store.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
The primary requirements are that people interested in fostering have their own pets vaccinated and spayed or neutered, and the ability to separate their pets from the foster animals.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
None of the cats had been spayed or neutered.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spay. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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spay
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: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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