gelded 1 of 2

past tense of geld

gelded

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gelded
Verb
  • 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
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
  • Critics argue that Lee's response to the Hortman killings—promoting misinformation and making partisan jabs—undermined attempts to build a bipartisan consensus against political violence.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • While North Korea has served as a geopolitical buffer against the US and its allies in East Asia, its pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles has undermined regional security and handed Washington a justification to expand its military presence on China’s doorstep.
    Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • One in the group is charged with having an altered firearm.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Ramiro Cinto Lopez, 23, was charged with those same two charges and possession of an altered firearm.
    Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Texans were up 28-21, and Keller had exhausted all of its timeouts.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Defense lawyers could still file appeals, but once those challenges are exhausted, the ruling becomes final and any prison terms can be enforced.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Childhood illnesses had severely weakened her own heart.
    Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Since then, the legal safeguards against such encounters have weakened.
    Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Whatever drama Wednesday’s game might have held was mostly drained away by the end of the second inning.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Once drained, cut into 1-inch cubes.
    Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Posing next to Colman Domingo and Salma Hayek Pinault (who wore an elegant black Balenciaga suit dress), Moore’s glitzy look shone.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The shooter wore dark clothing and fired from a building roof some distance away to the courtyard where the event at which Kirk was speaking took place.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Gelded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gelded. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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