as in sexless
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Recent Examples of neuter
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Each animal is spayed and neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2025
Under the contract, KC Pet Project would be tasked with caring for animals that enter the campus, performing spay and neuter surgeries, adopting out animals and providing maintenance and repairs up to $100,000, among other tasks.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Cats and kittens − all spayed or neutered and under vet care − were available for adoption.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Each animal is spayed and neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Boynton said the state needs more low-cost spay and neuter locations.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2025
Under the contract, KC Pet Project would be tasked with caring for animals that enter the campus, performing spay and neuter surgeries, adopting out animals and providing maintenance and repairs up to $100,000, among other tasks.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuter
Verb
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What begins as a family reunion turns into a disturbing chain of events that alters the balance between the world of the living and the dead, infecting an entire neighborhood with voices from beyond.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
2 June 2025
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Familiarity with those three helped Kirk learn when his pitchers’ offerings are especially locked and when he’s got to alter the plan.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Especially when contrasted against those boring (mostly) sexless Jedi.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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Compared to the usual Tudor fare, the film is a sexless showcase of thespianism, from Robert Shaw’s wildly charismatic but mercurial Henry to Orson Welles’s scowling Cardinal Wolsey.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
18 June 2024
Verb
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Columnist George Skelton asks, Is Kamala Harris the best option to fix California’s problems?—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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But the systems that seem fixed are actually software that can be rewritten.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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The report said authors found low certainty of evidence on the effects of gender-affirming surgeries on adolescents including suicidality, depression, asexual function, quality of life and regret.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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Often actors in big bodies are rendered as asexual or undesirable, perverse or hyper-sexualized.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Neuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuter. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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