as in sexless
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Recent Examples of neuter
Steve Bloom, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
If your cat isn't spayed or neutered, mating behaviors may also be the source of the issue.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
The puppies will eventually receive microchips, vaccinations, and spay/neuter operations before being placed for adoption through JCHS.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 13 May 2025
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Verb
But the damage had already been done: Lennon’s activism had been effectively neutered.
—Steve Bloom, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
If your cat isn't spayed or neutered, mating behaviors may also be the source of the issue.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Adjective
Adoption fee: $145, includes microchip registration, spay/neuter and up-to-date vaccinations and a one-year license if his new home is in the jurisdiction of San Diego Humane Society’s Department of Animal Services.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
The puppies will eventually receive microchips, vaccinations, and spay/neuter operations before being placed for adoption through JCHS.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuter
Verb
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Read’s defense team slightly altered its strategy, too.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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The senators have a chance to reshape or alter some of the provisions of the bill before moving it forward.—
Thomas Wenski,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Especially when contrasted against those boring (mostly) sexless Jedi.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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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 company also launched a new secure network architecture called Cisco Live Protect, which is meant to shield your network from an exploit within minutes to give your IT security team time to fix the underlying issue.—
Patrick Moorhead,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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All three women have worked with military advocates who lean on the private housing companies that own these homes to come and fix the problems.—
Steve Osunsami,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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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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Often actors in big bodies are rendered as asexual or undesirable, perverse or hyper-sexualized.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Neuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuter. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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