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spayed

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verb

past tense of spay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spayed
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
  • Most that come in need to be spayed or neutered because many shelters don’t have veterinarians on staff or they are backlogged for months with surgeries.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • One in the group is charged with having an altered firearm.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Ramiro Cinto Lopez, 23, was charged with those same two charges and possession of an altered firearm.
    Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Spayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spayed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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