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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
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
While Israel’s attacks on the agency neutered its role coordinating aid entry and distribution in Gaza, UNRWA’s core programs have remained. — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Caring for them opened the couple’s eyes to the number of cats living outdoors in their neighborhood and how few had been spayed or neutered. — Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 The cats will be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped, too. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 All adoption-able pets at Humane Indiana are vaccinated, tested for heartworm, dewormed, microchipped, given flea/tick and heartworm prevention, and spayed or neutered. — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 22 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutered
Adjective
  • Current quality checks are efficient at detecting simple genetic changes, such as an altered DNA letter or a small piece of DNA that has been removed or added.
    — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In private, Future Nyota explains what’s going on, describing the altered timeline and Scotty’s death.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • What was once fixed and irrefutable no longer applied, leaving room for dissonance and inquiry.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Disadvantages The main disadvantage of window film is that, unlike blinds or curtains, it’s fixed.
    — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 28 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Cherished relatives died alone in hospital rooms surrounded by sterile machines and an ever-rotating set of masked medical personnel.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • To start begonias from their tiny seeds, plant in moist, sterile soil and provide indirect light and warmth.
    — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • United were alarmingly impotent in a way which, even now, is strange to see and damaging for a head coach’s reputation.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 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
  • There’s an incident at a gun range where Ned’s fear of looking emasculated requires his army vet girlfriend to fall for his very dumb, very obvious lies.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
  • And that’s the main tension this season, as Beau is feeling emasculated by the dynamic.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 July 2026

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“Neutered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutered. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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