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to remove the sex organs of
agreed to let the children have the dog on the condition that they have her neutered
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Recent Examples of neutered
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Eric Adler
april 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
He’s neutered, microchipped and fully vaccinated, and he’s been treated for parasites.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
The dogs will also be spayed or neutered, are microchipped and vaccinated.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Currently, Elk Grove charges $15 annually per cat or dog that is spayed or neutered, and $50 annually for each cat or dog that is not.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Dogs must be at least three months old, and dogs older than 12 months must be spayed or neutered.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
With the consolidation of the Guards, elections, including presidential elections, have been neutered.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Veterinary technicians, like Steven Pierce at Fix'N Wag'N, get them medical treatment, vaccines, and spayed or neutered.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Legislators in other states should pass a law like the one in California to prevent the undemocratic shenanigans that in effect neutered voters in Montana and the Chicago area.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The effects pouring out of the legislative, executive and even judicial branches of government in this state are about an all-powerful majority and a neutered opposition.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
An important piece of information is that mixed American minipigs need to be spayed or neutered.
—Eric Adler
april 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
He’s neutered, microchipped and fully vaccinated, and he’s been treated for parasites.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
The dogs will also be spayed or neutered, are microchipped and vaccinated.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Currently, Elk Grove charges $15 annually per cat or dog that is spayed or neutered, and $50 annually for each cat or dog that is not.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Dogs must be at least three months old, and dogs older than 12 months must be spayed or neutered.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
With the consolidation of the Guards, elections, including presidential elections, have been neutered.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Veterinary technicians, like Steven Pierce at Fix'N Wag'N, get them medical treatment, vaccines, and spayed or neutered.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Legislators in other states should pass a law like the one in California to prevent the undemocratic shenanigans that in effect neutered voters in Montana and the Chicago area.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutered
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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
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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
Verb
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There’s been a lot of interior damage because of various exterior issues that are to be fixed through the project, including an office that got completely flooded last fall, according to Santana.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Knoblauch’s contract normally would provide strong job security, but the baffling inconsistency of the Oilers inside the defensive zone must be fixed.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The hospice movement that emerged in the latter half of the last century improved conditions for patients in the later years of life, replacing sterile, clinical hospital settings with holistic care centered on pain management, dignity, and quality of life.—
Tom Koutsoumpas,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Schaffner said sterile male files that can't impregnate females were created in a laboratory.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The majority, rather than being rattled by a president who had attempted a coup, labored to protect the country from the hypothetical danger of a presidency rendered impotent by specious criminal prosecutions.—
Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Here, the sado-sensual yearning of the Confederacy to instantiate itself through the fetishes and reliquaries of figurative sculpture is shown as hollow, impotent, all too discomfiting, and very real.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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By contrast, Gercke’s emasculated George speaks in the monotonous style of a man worn down by life.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Squeaky voices were comic, or emasculated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Neutered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutered. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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