as in sexless
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Recent Examples of neuter
David Catanese, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has taken a very different view, but Washington could and should categorically rule out neutering Ukraine or formal neutrality, and instead put three options on the table: a Norway model of NATO membership, the Israel model, and a European security guarantee.
—Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
Adoption fees include spay/neuter, microchip, vaccines and health exam.
—Shannon Heupel, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Some critics also worry that an elimination could neuter federal mandates for programs like Title I, which funds schools in low-income areas.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has taken a very different view, but Washington could and should categorically rule out neutering Ukraine or formal neutrality, and instead put three options on the table: a Norway model of NATO membership, the Israel model, and a European security guarantee.
—Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Daugherty said Animal Care and Control is creating a mobile clinic to provide spay/neuter, vaccinations, and other services in neighborhoods, with the goal of launching it in late summer or early fall.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
Adoption fees include spay/neuter, microchip, vaccines and health exam.
—Shannon Heupel, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuter
Verb
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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
Adjective
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Especially when contrasted against those boring (mostly) sexless Jedi.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
19 June 2024
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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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The city inspectors give landlords timelines to fix problems and can issue re-inspections, fines, penalties or even loss of rental permits.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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But most of what’s wrong with Recall is harder to fix Microsoft has actually addressed many of the specific, substantive Recall complaints raised by security researchers and our own reporting.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Amid ongoing intolerance and violence, asexual and aromantic creative artists are finally getting to tell their own stories, and characters in popular culture like Bojack Horseman’s Todd have widened their audience’s understanding of desire and human sexuality.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
7 Apr. 2025
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Jacob-Jenkins has penned Naz as an asexual introvert, the kind of young man who finds solace in nature and lakes and everything that takes him far away from either his father’s infidelity or the glare of political attention.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Neuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuter. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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