neuter 1 of 2

as in to alter
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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neuter

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adjective

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Recent Examples of neuter
Verb
The man goes back to the vet and tells him to neuter the dog. Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025 This behavior could be due to feline dementia; pain caused by conditions such as dental disease or arthritis; or among other things, mating behaviors if your cat still hasn't been spayed or neutered. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Adjective
These physical limitations affect the shelter’s capacity for high-volume spay and neuter services and lead to an environment less conducive to animal adoption, Morris said. Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025 Their size is usually affected by genetics, nutrition, and even neuter status. David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for neuter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuter
Verb
  • Read’s defense team slightly altered its strategy, too.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 16 June 2025
  • This design allows users to access cleaner fuel without the need to alter their vehicles or fueling routines.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
Adjective
  • Especially when contrasted against those boring (mostly) sexless Jedi.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • As of now, the issue has mostly been fixed, though not entirely.
    Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
  • Keep in mind that bush-type beans and peas generally don't need support, but pole beans require trellises or cages for their vining stems. Lupines: Many growers don't realize that lupines belong to the legume family and can also benefit neighboring plants with their nitrogen fixing roots.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 19 Jun. 2025.

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