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neutered

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verb

past tense of neuter
as in fixed
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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of neutered
Verb
None of the cats had been spayed or neutered. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025 Many of the dogs that are rescued must be spayed or neutered, as well as given deworming treatment. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 They are neutered, current on vaccines, have been tested for FIV/FeLV and microchipped. Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025 Rather than paying a recurring license fee, pets that are microchipped, spayed or neutered, and vaccinated for rabies are eligible to be permanently licensed for a one-time $25 fee. Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025 The personality was evidently deliberately neutered. Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025 This was a dramatic advantage at Bethpage Black, a beast of a course neutered by the PGA of America. Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 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 Dogs must be spayed (if 6 months or older) or neutered (if 12 months or older), up to date on shots including rabies, distemper, and Bordetella, and must be good around other dogs. Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutered
Adjective
  • The original meme shows an altered version of Lovato’s face with what appears to be a strange buzzcut-combover hairdo.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The technology used included altered shuffling machines that could read the decks, X-ray machines that could read cards through the table when placed face down, and glasses with hidden cameras.
    Colin Meyn, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Get the air conditioning fixed.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • So, Senate Democrats put an alternative on the table 12 days before September 30 that fixed the health care wreckage that the Republicans caused and that ensured that a deal would be honored, both by Congress and the White House.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Rockets and satellites were historically mostly built in massive, sterile places where engineers in Tyvek suits moved cautiously around intricate components.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Intelligence Profiles That Foster Innovation At GAIME Conference, creativity is the focus, not sterile conference rooms.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The New England Patriots withstood Garrett’s big day and one early push by the impotent Cleveland offense Sunday before pulling away in the second half for their fifth straight win.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Yet the Jets' offense was again impotent.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Frank feels emasculated by everyone and everything.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Noah is a debt-addled, nerdy middle-aged who feels totally emasculated by his inability to get a project off the ground.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Neutered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutered. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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