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Recent Examples of spay
Once kittens are six to eight weeks old, at least 1.5 pounds and have no medical conditions, they can be spayed or neutered in preparation for adoption.
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Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adoption fees cover the costs of vaccinations and spaying or neutering of pets, DeBerry said.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
Cats mate with siblings, but in 2021 my ex and I got Lali spayed to prevent reproduction.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Adoptions cost $25 and include spaying/neutering, vaccinations, a microchip and Broward County pet license tag.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
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Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adoption fees cover the costs of vaccinations and spaying or neutering of pets, DeBerry said.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
Cats mate with siblings, but in 2021 my ex and I got Lali spayed to prevent reproduction.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Adoptions cost $25 and include spaying/neutering, vaccinations, a microchip and Broward County pet license tag.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spay
Verb
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The personality was evidently deliberately neutered.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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This was a dramatic advantage at Bethpage Black, a beast of a course neutered by the PGA of America.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The charges allege Scholz took an ex-girlfriend's photo from social media and altered it with artificial intelligence software to make the woman nude.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Approval of Evita’s pill is not expected to significantly alter access to mifepristone.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spay. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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