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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Recent Examples of neutered
Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Most that come in need to be spayed or neutered because many shelters don’t have veterinarians on staff or they are backlogged for months with surgeries.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
All the dogs are rescued from the street, but many cannot be simply neutered and released.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
All dogs must be updated on vaccinations and spayed or neutered, Gauthier said.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Yet that redundancy means when one regulator is neutered, another can step in.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Devine leads Fixed as Bull, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier who wants one final night of vice before getting neutered.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Each adopted pet is spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Still, the studio ultimately passed on the raunchy comedy about a pack of male dogs’ last hurrah the night before their buddy Bull (voiced by Adam Devine) is to be neutered.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The same fate that has befallen so many local-news outlets has neutered the TTT as well.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Most that come in need to be spayed or neutered because many shelters don’t have veterinarians on staff or they are backlogged for months with surgeries.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
All the dogs are rescued from the street, but many cannot be simply neutered and released.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
All dogs must be updated on vaccinations and spayed or neutered, Gauthier said.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Yet that redundancy means when one regulator is neutered, another can step in.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Devine leads Fixed as Bull, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier who wants one final night of vice before getting neutered.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Each adopted pet is spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Still, the studio ultimately passed on the raunchy comedy about a pack of male dogs’ last hurrah the night before their buddy Bull (voiced by Adam Devine) is to be neutered.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutered
Verb
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Some subdomains showed higher fluorescence intensity and spectral shifts, marking denser and chemically altered environments.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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From Pandemic-Era Liquidity To A Lending Reset The CRE market was relatively stable in the period following the Great Recession until the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, which drastically altered the macroeconomic landscape.—
Andrew DeNardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Part of that will come down to whether the Buckeyes can get their running back rotation fixed.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Though some vintage lamps can have hazardous wiring, this can be fixed most of the time with professional rewiring before showing off your vintage find.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But this more robust communications channel is quite welcome after decades of sterile chatbots and IVR that fail to offer a realistic experience to those trying to reach the top brass of any company anywhere.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The sterile cockpit rule prohibits pilots from engaging in conversations unrelated to operating the aircraft when flying below 10,000 feet.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ethics without efficiency are impotent.—
Karlo Tanjuakio,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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What the Texas Legislature is doing is indefensible – gerrymandering necessarily involves taking portions of the electorate and rendering their voices impotent.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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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Blake is not an emasculated wimp; his confidence is complete, his suavity bordering on the toxic.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2024
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“Neutered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutered. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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