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Recent Examples of neuter
Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Some critics also worry that an elimination could neuter federal mandates for programs like Title I, which funds schools in low-income areas.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
Adoption fees include spay/neuter, microchip, vaccines and health exam.
—Shannon Heupel, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Meowing can also be hormonal; in this case, getting your cat neutered or spayed can avoid the issue.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Some critics also worry that an elimination could neuter federal mandates for programs like Title I, which funds schools in low-income areas.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Daugherty said Animal Care and Control is creating a mobile clinic to provide spay/neuter, vaccinations, and other services in neighborhoods, with the goal of launching it in late summer or early fall.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
Adoption fees include spay/neuter, microchip, vaccines and health exam.
—Shannon Heupel, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuter
Verb
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Martin's 7-year-old son Gabe, who sought cover under his bed in terror during the incident, says the experience dramatically altered his life.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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For example, rescheduling could alter tax obligations under Section 280E of the tax code, which currently prevents cannabis businesses from deducting standard business expenses.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Especially when contrasted against those boring (mostly) sexless Jedi.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
19 June 2024
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Compared to the usual Tudor fare, the film is a sexless showcase of thespianism, from Robert Shaw’s wildly charismatic but mercurial Henry to Orson Welles’s scowling Cardinal Wolsey.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
18 June 2024
Verb
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The city inspectors give landlords timelines to fix problems and can issue re-inspections, fines, penalties or even loss of rental permits.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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But most of what’s wrong with Recall is harder to fix Microsoft has actually addressed many of the specific, substantive Recall complaints raised by security researchers and our own reporting.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Over time, however, that bigotry has not only grown more pronounced but also broader in scope, leading her to recently target not only trans people but also asexual people.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
18 Apr. 2025
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Amid ongoing intolerance and violence, asexual and aromantic creative artists are finally getting to tell their own stories, and characters in popular culture like Bojack Horseman’s Todd have widened their audience’s understanding of desire and human sexuality.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Neuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuter. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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