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Recent Examples of spay
Any of the actions help Project Paws work towards its goal of getting homeless pets spayed or neutered and into happy homes where they can be adored, shares Burns.
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Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Fostering, volunteering, donating and spaying/neutering pets are crucial to managing the kitten population.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
All dogs must be updated on vaccinations and spayed or neutered, Gauthier said.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Outdoor cats would be required to be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, sterilized and microchipped.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Fostering, volunteering, donating and spaying/neutering pets are crucial to managing the kitten population.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
All dogs must be updated on vaccinations and spayed or neutered, Gauthier said.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Outdoor cats would be required to be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, sterilized and microchipped.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spay
Verb
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The following day, Bruce underwent surgery and was neutered.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The primary requirements are that people interested in fostering have their own pets vaccinated and spayed or neutered, and the ability to separate their pets from the foster animals.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Hertz has seen a spike in one-way car rental bookings as travelers alter their plans.—
Laura Layden,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Just changing the profile, the length, shape, or tilt of the nose can completely alter someone’s identity.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spay. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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