spaying

Definition of spayingnext
present participle of spay

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Verb
  • Environment Minister Irene Vélez said the decision was reached because other methods to control their population have been expensive and unsuccessful, including neutering some of the animals or moving them to zoos.
    Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Environment Minister Irene Vélez said previous methods to control their population have been expensive and unsuccessful, including neutering some of the animals or moving them to zoos.
    Manuel Rueda, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In those cases, 11 of the patients died and others are living with life-altering health problems, according to the lawsuits.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
  • While the initial move into smartphones posed a risk to Apple's device margins, the gamble paid off through what would become a massive industry-altering phenomenon.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Spaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spaying. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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