as in altering
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 neutering
What's surer is that neutering the threat posed by Iran and encouraging a better future for its people will take more than bombs and missiles.
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Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
Beijing’s national security law has transformed Hong Kong, with authorities jailing dozens of dissidents; forcing civil society groups and outspoken media outlets to disband; and neutering the city’s once-raucous political scene.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
But, the panel said, no other measures would work – not relocating the coyotes, not spaying or neutering them, not even killing them.
—Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
Last spring, the Newsom administration was accused of neutering the regulations that CalRecycle had initially proposed to implement the law.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The clinic itself began with the name Fix Our Ferals to care for community cats by trapping them, neutering them, and returning them to where they were found.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
The cat's ear will be tipped to alert other rescuers that the feline has already undergone neutering and does not need to do so again.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
And the Wildcat takes arguably the most talented Irish quarterback in a generation and turns him into a lead blocker while neutering a talented receiver group.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
But the volunteers were eventually successful and now the organization is working on quarantining, neutering and vaccinating the animal.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Oct. 2025
Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
Beijing’s national security law has transformed Hong Kong, with authorities jailing dozens of dissidents; forcing civil society groups and outspoken media outlets to disband; and neutering the city’s once-raucous political scene.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
But, the panel said, no other measures would work – not relocating the coyotes, not spaying or neutering them, not even killing them.
—Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
Last spring, the Newsom administration was accused of neutering the regulations that CalRecycle had initially proposed to implement the law.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The clinic itself began with the name Fix Our Ferals to care for community cats by trapping them, neutering them, and returning them to where they were found.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
The cat's ear will be tipped to alert other rescuers that the feline has already undergone neutering and does not need to do so again.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
And the Wildcat takes arguably the most talented Irish quarterback in a generation and turns him into a lead blocker while neutering a talented receiver group.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
But the volunteers were eventually successful and now the organization is working on quarantining, neutering and vaccinating the animal.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutering
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Smart polymers already exist and can respond to such stimuli, altering their color or shape and then returning to their original state.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Elon Musk and other tech leaders post like teenage boys while making society-altering decisions.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Cogent says its customers are fixing their most serious security problems much faster—reducing the time those high‑risk bugs stay active by about 97% on average.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Raman has said that her decision to run was driven in part by her frustration with city leaders’ inability to get the basics right, such as fixing streetlights and paving streets.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Neutering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutering. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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