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Recent Examples of spay
The Associated Press reported that the legislation requires municipalities to collect stray dogs and house them in shelters, where they will be vaccinated, neutered and spayed.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Thompson said the organization spayed or neutered more than 22,000 cats and dogs last year and expects higher numbers this year.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
After staying at the shelter, Caboose eventually underwent surgery to get spayed and get their hernia repaired, but that's when doctors found something that left them bewildered.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 24 May 2025
Cats and kittens − all spayed or neutered and under vet care − were available for adoption.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Thompson said the organization spayed or neutered more than 22,000 cats and dogs last year and expects higher numbers this year.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
After staying at the shelter, Caboose eventually underwent surgery to get spayed and get their hernia repaired, but that's when doctors found something that left them bewildered.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 24 May 2025
Cats and kittens − all spayed or neutered and under vet care − were available for adoption.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spay
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Each pet comes vaccinated, microchipped and spayed or neutered, if applicable.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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Hank is neutered, microchipped, knows basic training foundations, is up to date on vaccinations and now just needs a home and family to call his own.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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The photo, along with its metadata are hashed so it can't be altered.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Companies face the choice of making costly, long-term investment decisions amid Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff policies, which the White House has altered numerous times since Trump took office, some analysts said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
19 July 2025
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spay. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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