as in sexless
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Recent Examples of neuter
Niall Stanage, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025
While the Greek government did vote for and passed new legislation making animal neutering mandatory in 2021, there are still a huge number of animals struggling on the streets of the country, prompting organizations such Foundation for the Strays—Paws of Greece to help.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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
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Verb
But the Trump administration has done everything short of that to neuter the agency.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025
While the Greek government did vote for and passed new legislation making animal neutering mandatory in 2021, there are still a huge number of animals struggling on the streets of the country, prompting organizations such Foundation for the Strays—Paws of Greece to help.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Does the breeder require a spay or neuter contract to ensure that only specific genetics are continued and to prevent any unwanted pregnancies?
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuter
Verb
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Airlines have been proactively altering their schedules, partly by canceling some flights in and out of Newark, to address the current limitations at the airfield.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Excess fat – particularly the tissue that surrounds the internal organs – is metabolically active, producing inflammatory molecules, altering hormone levels and impairing insulin signaling.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
10 May 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 Adoptee Citizenship Act, which is intended to fix this oversight, has been introduced twice in Congress to no effect.—
Time,
Time,
15 May 2025
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Protein is needed for the muscles to fix the damage and grow larger.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Fans have interpreted Murderbot as asexual, gender-fluid and on the autism spectrum.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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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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“Neuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuter. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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