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
In German, nouns are assigned one of three grammatical genders—male, female, or neuter—through their articles, der, die, or das. Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025 The National Library of Medicine published a report earlier this year that showed there was a 13% decrease in these spay and neuter surgeries around the country in 2020. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
At Barkside, all dogs must be at least 6 months old and up to date on vaccinations, with those 12 months and up spayed or neutered. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025 Rather than paying a recurring license fee, pets that are microchipped, spayed or neutered, and vaccinated for rabies would be eligible to be permanently licensed for a one-time $25 fee. Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for neuter
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Verb
  • Volcanic activity can also trigger earthquakes, especially when magma shifts beneath the surface or alters pressure in surrounding rock.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But the clearest effects may be seen in how people alter their behaviors in relation to the changing climate.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Carpenter, too, somehow seems both sexless and oversexed.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Their shared enthusiasms are utterly sexless.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Firing his offensive coordinator midway through the year didn’t fix things, either.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Being able to fix our manufacturing equipment.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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