spay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spay
Verb
  • The same fate that has befallen so many local-news outlets has neutered the TTT as well.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • More government investment in affordable spaying and neutering services, in shelter resources and in strengthening enforcement of breeding laws would help curb the population of pets that need homes, said Judie Mancuso, founder of Social Compassion in Legislation.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Bondi, 59, intervened in a number of cases to alter the criteria for granting asylum in her role as the head of the immigration-court system, The Wall Street Journal reported.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Familiar names pepper the script, but characters’ circumstances, identities, and motivations have been significantly altered.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spay. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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