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Verb
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Beloved by everyone at the shelter, Murdock has already been neutered.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025 -
The primary requirements are that people interested in fostering have their own pets vaccinated and spayed or neutered, and the ability to separate their pets from the foster animals.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The original meme shows an altered version of Lovato’s face with what appears to be a strange buzzcut-combover hairdo.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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The technology used included altered shuffling machines that could read the decks, X-ray machines that could read cards through the table when placed face down, and glasses with hidden cameras.—
Colin Meyn,
The Hill,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Spayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spayed. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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