neutering

present participle of neuter
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 And rather than trying to be, in my view, kind of smart about how to build up a Lebanese government for the purpose of disarming and neutering Hezbollah, which is definitely in Israel’s interest, Israel has been engaged in this bombardment of Lebanon. David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026 That cost includes electricity costs, vaccines/spay and neutering, and staffing, Webber said. Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 Still, even an unsuccessful appeal would let Democrats try to blame their failure on the conservative majority that dominates the nation's highest court, which has already infuriated the party and civil rights groups by neutering the Voting Rights Act. ABC News, 8 May 2026 The story has been decades in the making as the Colombian government tried multiple nonfatal methods of culling the hippo population, including neutering and relocating. Carlie Procell, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026 Environment Minister Irene Vélez said the decision was reached because other methods to control their population have been expensive and unsuccessful, including neutering some of the animals or moving them to zoos. Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 Environment Minister Irene Vélez said previous methods to control their population have been expensive and unsuccessful, including neutering some of the animals or moving them to zoos. Manuel Rueda, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 On Saturday, March 28, Sydney Sherman from Fresno Trap and Release posted on Facebook that a cat named Dodger was brought to the non-profit organization as a stray for neutering. Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026 Officials urged spaying and neutering and early outreach for help to prevent similar cases. Eric Henderson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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  • The probable cause affidavit states that in an interview after his arrest, Lequerique expressed remorse, acknowledged the X account was his and admitted to altering images and searching online for similar material.
    Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
  • The idea was to focus on altering a drone‘s physical appearance to change how it is perceived.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
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  • However, because the full constellation was just 36 operational satellites, Transit could only provide location-fixing services every hour or two at best whenever a satellite appeared over the horizon.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
  • The agreement marks the latest settlement in a long-running battle between numerous states and many of the largest players in the generic drug industry, which were accused of fixing prices for their medicines.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 15 July 2026

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“Neutering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutering. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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