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Recent Examples of neuter
Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
The Idaho Humane Society has supported the project by assisting with spay and neuter efforts.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2025
Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
All available dogs, puppies, cats and kittens will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, according to the release.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2025
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Verb
The show’s last section features works by photographers including Claude Cahun and Van Leo, who embodied a range of masculine, feminine, and neuter personae in their playful self-portraits.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
The Idaho Humane Society has supported the project by assisting with spay and neuter efforts.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2025
Adjective
But even here it’s neutered: The moviemakers go with the radio edit.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
All available dogs, puppies, cats and kittens will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, according to the release.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuter
Verb
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The aircraft's configuration was altered but seating charts were not updated.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Then there is the matter of changing the art, itself, and the possibility that improving its safety could alter the way the piece is intended to appear and operate.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Her sister's ex-husband Jameson (Andrew Rannells) laments his sexless life post-parenthood.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
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But Pascal, for all the twinkle in his eye, often plays relatively sexless characters — from the fatherly energy of The Last of Us to the ascetic qualities of The Mandalorian.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Not one group or one individual will be able to fix the situation the animals are in.—
Clea Haran,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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And here’s the real kicker: a leadership change doesn’t just fix optics.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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First, the egg may have been a result of parthenogenesis, a rare form of asexual reproduction.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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The report said authors found low certainty of evidence on the effects of gender-affirming surgeries on adolescents including suicidality, depression, asexual function, quality of life and regret.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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“Neuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuter. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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