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castrated

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verb

past tense of castrate

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Recent Examples of castrated
Verb
Those expectations got castrated because of last season’s early struggles. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Earlier this month, on Monday, June 8, Municipal Court Judge Louis Sancinito found Lowe guilty of possessing the deer without a permit, interfering with a conservation officer attempting to confiscate the animal, and having Rudy illegally castrated. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 Seemingly to help stave off temptation, a half dozen of the 18 male cult members who died had been surgically castrated, according to The New York Times, including Applewhite. Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026 If the very successful 25-year-old Coward had been caught with a man, he could have been jailed or chemically castrated. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 After his conviction, Turing was chemically castrated. Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026 Set in the Italian opera world of the 1700s, Rice’s novel tells the not-for-the-squeamish story of two male soprano singers who were castrated as boys in order to maintain their high voices. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025 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
Adjective
  • And that’s the main tension this season, as Beau is feeling emasculated by the dynamic.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • By contrast, Gercke’s emasculated George speaks in the monotonous style of a man worn down by life.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Their ability to help should not be undermined by corporations determined to bleed them dry.
    Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Chelsea’s lack of centre-back continuity undermined them throughout last season, but Lacroix is already comfortable playing in a back three after working under Oliver Glasner at Crystal Palace.
    Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Adjective
  • Together, the altered magnetite and crystalline hematite provide new evidence that water played an important role in reshaping the planet's surface.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • He was also known to cheat at dice sometimes, by playing with altered dice.
    Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Most professionals are exhausted from repetition rather than effort.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Both player exhausted their eligibility as seniors last season and went undrafted, but with the new ruling, could find their way back to Orlando.
    Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • All adoptable pets are spayed, neutered and up to date on vaccines and tests.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • This reader hopes that will be a rebuttal to all the dubious America 250 content flooding orgs beholden to the neutered NEA.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Like so many baseball executives this time of the year, Harris looked drained.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The missteps left stores understaffed and drained the company of the financial firepower needed to invest in upgrading them.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Except that the original ideas about the fundamental value of basic research have only been confirmed during this period, not weakened.
    Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But his father had come home later than usual, and his resolve had steadily weakened.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For the second time this season, the Red Raiders gelded the Cougars.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025

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“Castrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castrated. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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