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Recent Examples of spay
Korra is spayed, microchipped, and up to date on all her vaccinations, but still hasn't managed to find the right home.
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Dogs ruled to be dangerous should be required to be spayed or neutered, which is normal in many cities, Vankavage said.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
That doesn’t include one-off costs, like spaying or neutering, microchipping, vaccines or housetraining, which can add hundreds more to the tally.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
At that point, she could be spayed to prevent future litters.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Dogs ruled to be dangerous should be required to be spayed or neutered, which is normal in many cities, Vankavage said.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
That doesn’t include one-off costs, like spaying or neutering, microchipping, vaccines or housetraining, which can add hundreds more to the tally.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
At that point, she could be spayed to prevent future litters.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spay
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While the Greek government did vote for and passed new legislation making animal neutering mandatory in 2021, there are still a huge number of animals struggling on the streets of the country, prompting organizations such Foundation for the Strays—Paws of Greece to help.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Loons and Reds played to a scoreless draw at BMO Field in Toronto, and Minnesota’s usually potent counter-attacking offense was, in part, neutered as MNUFC possessed 49% of the ball — more than 20% higher than their league-low average going into Saturday.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2025
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White’s addition to the roster likely doesn’t alter how the team approaches the 2025 NFL Draft.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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But the disruption of traditional media has altered the standard PR process.—
Dan Kahn,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spay. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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