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Recent Examples of neuter
Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The program provides free spay/neuter surgeries for free-roaming cats in areas throughout metro Phoenix that have large populations of feral cats.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Verb
In Armenia, strays are often tagged, a sign they have been neutered and released.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The animal shelter also set up vet appointments for the pups to receive vaccinations and spay and neuter appointments, which are done at the rescue facility at no cost to the foster.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The program provides free spay/neuter surgeries for free-roaming cats in areas throughout metro Phoenix that have large populations of feral cats.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuter
Verb
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Long considered lost — overlooked, neglected and nearly irretrievably altered over time — it was lovingly restored by designer Trina Turk and her late husband, Jonathan Skow, and recognized as an early Lautner in 2014.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Smart polymers already exist and can respond to such stimuli, altering their color or shape and then returning to their original state.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Here, the argument is that high-status men leave low-status men sexless and frustrated, ultimately leading to violence.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the second, sexless, glowing people weep and hug in my timeline.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rudolph had not received any help from the fund at that time, but Frenkel said the synagogue was able to give her a $10,000 grant to help fix her home.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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His idea to fix American politics is to have both a Republican and a Democrat in the Oval Office.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Nelliet™ Hollies are female plants, produced through asexual propagation, and only produce female flowers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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To editors of the time, the most marketable image of Dickinson the poet was that of the eccentric, reclusive, asexual woman in white.—
Via Chronicle Books,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Neuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuter. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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