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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
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.
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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.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
18 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.
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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.
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Josh Taylor,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
With his rakish sneer and ruthlessly tight jodhpurs, Rupert has been thoroughly neutered with irony, transformed into an object for women to pick at.
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Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Rather, a toothless state regulation was neutered by a 2022 law that turned a famously public vetting process into one more DeSantis-era example of how democracy dies in darkness.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2026
Most shelter animals are already spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped before adoption.
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Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
The sample size is three, and of those, two have failed or been effectively neutered, and a third just filed for IPO.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
An important piece of information is that mixed American minipigs need to be spayed or neutered.
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Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
Adjective
All adoptable pets are spayed, neutered and up to date on vaccines and tests.
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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
All available dogs have been neutered, spayed, microchipped and vaccinated.
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Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
18 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
With his rakish sneer and ruthlessly tight jodhpurs, Rupert has been thoroughly neutered with irony, transformed into an object for women to pick at.
—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Rather, a toothless state regulation was neutered by a 2022 law that turned a famously public vetting process into one more DeSantis-era example of how democracy dies in darkness.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2026
Most shelter animals are already spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped before adoption.
—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
The sample size is three, and of those, two have failed or been effectively neutered, and a third just filed for IPO.
—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
An important piece of information is that mixed American minipigs need to be spayed or neutered.
—
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutered
Adjective
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Affected babies may show symptoms including constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelid, sluggish pupils, low muscle tone, difficulty sucking and swallowing, weak or altered crying, difficulty breathing, and generalized weakness.
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Sleep talking, formally called somniloquy, from the Latin somnus (sleep) and loqui (to speak), is one of the most common altered behaviors in human sleep.
Verb
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Health inspectors observed several violations including walk-in and prep cooler not working properly, leading to unsafe food temperatures, poor cleanliness of establishment and multiple repairs to be fixed.
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The construction included a zipper along the interior side, leaving the decorative lacing fixed.
Adjective
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Gone are the days of matchy-matchy sets, sterile millennial greige, and stark black-and-white color palettes.
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Now, authorities in Texas are releasing sterile flies once more.
Adjective
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There is no end to the impotent convulsions of an empire in decline.
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Connie is married to a baronet, Clifford, who has been made impotent by a war wound, and Mellors is the gamekeeper on Clifford’s estate, Wragby.
Adjective
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By contrast, Gercke’s emasculated George speaks in the monotonous style of a man worn down by life.
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Squeaky voices were comic, or emasculated.
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“Neutered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutered. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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