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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
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
An important piece of information is that mixed American minipigs need to be spayed or neutered.
—Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
From there, Balboa will be neutered and open to finding his forever family.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
San Joaquin County leaders are considering a proposal that would require pets taken into shelters to be spayed or neutered before being returned to their owners.
—Nina Burns, CBS News, 5 May 2026
The animal groups have set up a staging area with play yards in Wisconsin, where the dogs are being vaccinated, microchipped, spayed or neutered and prepared for transport, Simmons said.
—David Fischer, Fortune, 4 May 2026
During intake, staff noticed Dodger had already been neutered and had a microchip.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
During the intake process, staff noticed he had already been neutered and had a microchip.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
He’s neutered, microchipped and fully vaccinated, and he’s been treated for parasites.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The effects pouring out of the legislative, executive and even judicial branches of government in this state are about an all-powerful majority and a neutered opposition.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
The shelter noted in its Facebook post that dogs eligible for free adoption will be spayed/neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
An important piece of information is that mixed American minipigs need to be spayed or neutered.
—Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
From there, Balboa will be neutered and open to finding his forever family.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
San Joaquin County leaders are considering a proposal that would require pets taken into shelters to be spayed or neutered before being returned to their owners.
—Nina Burns, CBS News, 5 May 2026
The animal groups have set up a staging area with play yards in Wisconsin, where the dogs are being vaccinated, microchipped, spayed or neutered and prepared for transport, Simmons said.
—David Fischer, Fortune, 4 May 2026
During intake, staff noticed Dodger had already been neutered and had a microchip.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
During the intake process, staff noticed he had already been neutered and had a microchip.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
He’s neutered, microchipped and fully vaccinated, and he’s been treated for parasites.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutered
Adjective
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The company has built a large-scale reference library of authentic, altered and counterfeit cards to train machine learning systems that flag irregularities during grading.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Investigators say the charges follow an auto theft unit investigation in which detectives recovered multiple vehicles and documentation linked to altered titles.—
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
Verb
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This problem could easily be fixed with the political will to make our community safer, cleaner,= and more dignified.—
Michael Perkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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So what happens when demand surges and supply is fixed or even shrinking?—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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According to this logic, a tetraploid crossed with a diploid watermelon would yield a triploid plant that would be sterile, and this is how seedless watermelons came to be.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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For the healthcare industry, the shortage of polypropylene and PVC limits the availability of syringes, IV bags and sterile packaging.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Decadence is the vanity of bodybuilders made impotent by steroids.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The majority, rather than being rattled by a president who had attempted a coup, labored to protect the country from the hypothetical danger of a presidency rendered impotent by specious criminal prosecutions.—
Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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By contrast, Gercke’s emasculated George speaks in the monotonous style of a man worn down by life.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Squeaky voices were comic, or emasculated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Neutered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutered. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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