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spayed

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verb

past tense of spay
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Verb
  • During the intake process, staff noticed the cat had already been neutered and carried a microchip.
    Ryan Brennan April 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • During intake, staff noticed Dodger had already been neutered and had a microchip.
    Ryan Brennan April 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Tascan also teased a longer-term vision for where Netflix Games could go, including one where viewers pause a show mid-scene, take control of a battle sequence on their phone and then return the altered outcome back to the narrative.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Perhaps as a result of the altered immune function, reactivation of dormant viruses has also been documented during and after spaceflight.
    Scott E. Solomon, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Spayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spayed. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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