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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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Recent Examples of neutered
Adjective
All adoptable pets are spayed, neutered and up to date on vaccines and tests. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 This reader hopes that will be a rebuttal to all the dubious America 250 content flooding orgs beholden to the neutered NEA. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 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
Watch this video for tips on helping your dog recover after they’ve been spayed or neutered. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Each dog adopted from the Bradshaw Animal Shelter will be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped. Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Now that the referee’s decision has been effectively neutered with few details as to why, the world is left to draw its own conclusions. Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Whistleblowers previously could go to Congress or inspectors general for oversight, but those tools have been neutered. Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 Progressives need to be neutered politically, and only moderate Democrats have the power to do it. Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2026 Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026 The rescue group said some of the beagles will go to other rescue groups while others will be sent to its Florida and Alabama campuses where they will be spayed, neutered, and prepared for adoption. ABC News, 15 June 2026 Some of the pigs rescued were pregnant or nursing after recently giving birth, and others still have to be spayed or neutered. Josh Taylor, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutered
Adjective
  • At several key moments, the Tribune review found, government and law enforcement failed to stop them from operating in the industry — despite discoveries along the way of an altered state credential, and allegations in a barrage of lawsuits.
    Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Search engines, screen readers, copy/paste tools, and translation software can all get tripped up by the altered HTML, making the page a little less useful to your intended audience.
    Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Janice Daley says she's asked for help with her broken AC at Overlook Ridge for nearly two years, but the problem still isn't fixed.
    Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Capex funded by debt issuance is a company that has committed to a path and now has fixed obligations attached to an uncertain return.
    Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Richet executes the whole thing with an almost sterile cleanliness.
    Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • With that in mind, meeting the strict testing standards requires large amounts of sterile, single-use plastic.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • As a result, Golden State’s ball movement and 3-point shooting (7 of 37) looked impotent amid a playoff atmosphere in Ballhala.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Republicans want to scare voters into thinking that if Democrats win the midterm elections, the United States will be on the road to a future in which the Senate is no more—or is, at best, an impotent debate club for elderly statesmen.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Adjective
  • And that’s the main tension this season, as Beau is feeling emasculated by the dynamic.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • 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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“Neutered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutered. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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