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agreed to let the children have the dog on the condition that they have her neutered
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Recent Examples of neutered
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
This reader hopes that will be a rebuttal to all the dubious America 250 content flooding orgs beholden to the neutered NEA.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Whistleblowers previously could go to Congress or inspectors general for oversight, but those tools have been neutered.
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Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Progressives need to be neutered politically, and only moderate Democrats have the power to do it.
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Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2026
Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2026
The rescue group said some of the beagles will go to other rescue groups while others will be sent to its Florida and Alabama campuses where they will be spayed, neutered, and prepared for adoption.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
Some of the pigs rescued were pregnant or nursing after recently giving birth, and others still have to be spayed or neutered.
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Josh Taylor,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
With his rakish sneer and ruthlessly tight jodhpurs, Rupert has been thoroughly neutered with irony, transformed into an object for women to pick at.
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Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Rather, a toothless state regulation was neutered by a 2022 law that turned a famously public vetting process into one more DeSantis-era example of how democracy dies in darkness.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2026
Adjective
All adoptable pets are spayed, neutered and up to date on vaccines and tests.
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Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
This reader hopes that will be a rebuttal to all the dubious America 250 content flooding orgs beholden to the neutered NEA.
—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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
Every pet adopted through the initiative will be spayed or neutered, be up to date on vaccinations, microchipped and licensed with the City of Elk Grove, according to the release.
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Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Whistleblowers previously could go to Congress or inspectors general for oversight, but those tools have been neutered.
—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Progressives need to be neutered politically, and only moderate Democrats have the power to do it.
—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2026
Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2026
The rescue group said some of the beagles will go to other rescue groups while others will be sent to its Florida and Alabama campuses where they will be spayed, neutered, and prepared for adoption.
—
ABC News,
15 June 2026
Some of the pigs rescued were pregnant or nursing after recently giving birth, and others still have to be spayed or neutered.
—
Josh Taylor,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
With his rakish sneer and ruthlessly tight jodhpurs, Rupert has been thoroughly neutered with irony, transformed into an object for women to pick at.
—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Rather, a toothless state regulation was neutered by a 2022 law that turned a famously public vetting process into one more DeSantis-era example of how democracy dies in darkness.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutered
Adjective
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Evidence also led officials to arrest an unnamed juvenile, who police say is facing charges of criminal use of an article with an altered identification mark and possession of a handgun by a person under 18.
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Court records show he was also charged with failure to stop at a stop sign or flashing red light, failure to heed to a siren, a window tinting violation, and having a fake or altered tag or registration.
Verb
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Murdaugh wore an orange prison jumpsuit in court Monday, mostly listening with his mouth fixed in a tight line.
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The deadline remains fixed regardless of the results of the injunction hearing.
Adjective
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These conditions had much higher fatality rates in 1776 because Americans had no antibiotics, few vaccines, no understanding of germ theory, no sterile surgical techniques and limited access to hospitals, experts note.
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Officials will begin to release sterile male mosquitoes in Rosemont next week to reduce the spread of Aedes aegypti, a disease-carrying invasive mosquito, the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District announced Wednesday.
Adjective
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There is no denying that a partner can feel impotent in that moment, but the notion that being absent entirely would improve matters for anyone is laughable.
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There is no end to the impotent convulsions of an empire in decline.
Adjective
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By contrast, Gercke’s emasculated George speaks in the monotonous style of a man worn down by life.
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Squeaky voices were comic, or emasculated.
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“Neutered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutered. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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