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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
Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
On average, Paws In Need provides monetary assistance for nearly 90 animals each month, the majority of which are spayed and neutered.
—Magali Gauthier, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Shelters have desirable pets of every size and age—many who have lived in homes, are house-trained, already spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and ready to become part of your family—all for a fraction of the cost of buying from a breeder or pet store.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
The animal medics then realized the cat is actually male, and neutered him instead.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 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
They are neutered, current on vaccines, have been tested for FIV/FeLV and microchipped.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Rather than paying a recurring license fee, pets that are microchipped, spayed or neutered, and vaccinated for rabies are eligible to be permanently licensed for a one-time $25 fee.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
The personality was evidently deliberately neutered.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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They can be obtained after an owner proves their XL Bully is neutered, microchipped and licensed, otherwise they can be taken by authorities and euthanized, according to the outlet.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutered
Adjective
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Kennedy hit back at Vance, posting an altered photo of the vice president, which has become a meme across social media.—
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Vaccine supply and availability may change The altered vaccine recommendations could reduce demand for certain vaccines, which in turn might prompt some doctors’ offices to order fewer doses.—
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The system supports both Anchor and Follow viewing modes, allowing the virtual display to stay fixed in space or move with the user’s perspective.—
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Taxis, which operate with fixed (if somewhat elevated) rates, are readily available and convenient for short jaunts across the island.—
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This makes your home feel intentional and personal instead of sterile and unoriginal.—
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Many japonica camellias, in the manner of other botanical hybrids, are sterile with their yellow, thread-like stamens and stigmas either absent or invisible.—
Adjective
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Adding Venezuela — not a major producer today, but one with the potential to raise output by 2 million to 3 million barrels a day within a decade — would give the US the power to make OPEC+’s supply interventions impotent.—
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This unsettling thriller about impotent (emotionally, literally) university professor Ali (Turkish star Ekin Koç), on the path to vengeance after the suspicious death of his mother, scored strong reviews (including my own) and the World Cinema Directing Award out of the Utah festival.—
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Frank feels emasculated by everyone and everything.—
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Noah is a debt-addled, nerdy middle-aged who feels totally emasculated by his inability to get a project off the ground.—
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“Neutered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutered. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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