neuter 1 of 2

as in to alter
to remove the sex organs of agreed to let the children have the dog on the condition that they have her neutered

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neuter

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adjective

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Recent Examples of neuter
Verb
Rather than paying a recurring license fee, pets that are microchipped, spayed or neutered, and vaccinated for rabies are eligible to be permanently licensed for a one-time $25 fee. Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025 And the Wildcat takes arguably the most talented Irish quarterback in a generation and turns him into a lead blocker while neutering a talented receiver group. Pete Sampson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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 See All Example Sentences for neuter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuter
Verb
  • Hertz has seen a spike in one-way car rental bookings as travelers alter their plans.
    Laura Layden, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Just changing the profile, the length, shape, or tilt of the nose can completely alter someone’s identity.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • In the second, sexless, glowing people weep and hug in my timeline.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Carpenter, too, somehow seems both sexless and oversexed.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The White House pushed back against that characterization and argued the administration only aims to fix the years of politically motivated enforcement that occurred under Democrats and their holdovers.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
  • For example, the tests measure AI’s ability to fix inconsistencies in customer invoices Excel spreadsheets for an imaginary sales analyst role, or AI’s ability to create a full production schedule for a 60-second video shoot for an imaginary video producer.
    Jared Perlo, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Once fully grown, the medusae spawn a colony and repeat the asexual reproduction process.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Whether a reaction to the third film’s box office or to the controversies that have surrounded Cruise’s personal life for decades, Ethan went from romantic lead to vaguely asexual.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 23 May 2025

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“Neuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuter. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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