: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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Our cat has been spayed.
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Both cats and dogs need to be at least a year old, have been spayed or neutered and be up-to-date on their vaccinations.
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Riley Moser, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
But, the panel said, no other measures would work – not relocating the coyotes, not spaying or neutering them, not even killing them.
—Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
When Bertie County Humane Society prepared the cat — who has a distinctive pattern, with a mark on her forehead and rings around her tail — for a spay surgery in December, the rescue realized the pet had already been spayed and had a microchip.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
There are myriad reasons to spay and neuter your pet.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Riley Moser, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
But, the panel said, no other measures would work – not relocating the coyotes, not spaying or neutering them, not even killing them.
—Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
When Bertie County Humane Society prepared the cat — who has a distinctive pattern, with a mark on her forehead and rings around her tail — for a spay surgery in December, the rescue realized the pet had already been spayed and had a microchip.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
There are myriad reasons to spay and neuter your pet.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 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 1 Feb. 2026.
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: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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