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Verb
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The shelter noted in its Facebook post that dogs eligible for free adoption will be spayed/neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026 -
An important piece of information is that mixed American minipigs need to be spayed or neutered.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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When sediment flow is disrupted, riverbeds can be simplified and less suitable for spawning, while altered temperatures and flow reduce habitat diversity.—
Radina Gigova,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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This scrambles their fundamentally altered cells, killing Anneliese and leaving Blaine severely injured.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
21 May 2026
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“Spayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spayed. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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