castrated 1 of 2

past tense of castrate

castrated

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of castrated
Adjective
Donkey has now been castrated, and the adorable family trio lives together in a large field with Partridge's other horses. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for castrated
Verb
  • In the view of many faculty members, Baccarelli had undermined the public position Harvard spent months cultivating—as a beacon of academic integrity, unwilling to bend to the administration’s political pressure.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Some researchers hypothesized that only species within the genus Homo had the ability to make stone tools, although recent discoveries have undermined that assumption.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Noah is a debt-addled, nerdy middle-aged who feels totally emasculated by his inability to get a project off the ground.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Blake is not an emasculated wimp; his confidence is complete, his suavity bordering on the toxic.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Verb
  • Nevertheless, Carter made it through his final chemotherapy in October 2023, exhausted but surrounded by quiet celebration.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Three were drafted, and the other exhausted his eligibility.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Through his three games, Cunningham has drained various types of triples.
    Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Thomas’ own face drained of life, Smith remembered.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While the very high end of the market is strong, the aspirational luxury market has weakened due to economic pressures.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The White House also significantly weakened the power of that agency, allowing financial firms to potentially operate with less regulatory oversight.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • These dolphins exhibited 536 altered genes, indicating disrupted GABAergic synapses, changes in the basement membrane, and increased Alzheimer's risk factors, which worsen with each bloom season.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Coined by psychotherapist Abraham Maslow, a peak experience is an altered state of consciousness in which individuals experience profound euphoria and fulfillment.
    Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The only issue is his mother Laura (Wright), a woman who has lost a child once before and is petrified of a repeat.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ashley Graham Ashley Graham wore a black two-piece, paired with black open-toed heels and black angel wings while appearing on the catwalk.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Lee wore a red polo shirt and an old-school New York Giants cap (repping the baseball team, not the football team).
    Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Castrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castrated. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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