as in sexless
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Recent Examples of neuter
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
Shelters nationwide are working to address these challenges by promoting adoption, spaying and neutering programs, and behavior rehabilitation initiatives.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Others praised the owners’ philanthropic support of local causes, including a pet spay and neuter program.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Rules regarding pet ownership, vaccination, and spaying/neutering vary by state, with Rhode Island being the only state that requires cat licensing.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
Shelters nationwide are working to address these challenges by promoting adoption, spaying and neutering programs, and behavior rehabilitation initiatives.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Paws for a Cause offers discounts on spay, neuter surgeries
Paws for a Cause Vet Care in Naperville is offering 25% off spay and neuter surgeries for dogs and cats through the end of February.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Others praised the owners’ philanthropic support of local causes, including a pet spay and neuter program.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuter
Verb
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However, his contract will severely alter draft plans for Pittsburgh.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Psilocybin can alter a person’s perception of reality and distort the senses, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 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 best hair gloss treatments can fix that in no time, reinvigorating your style with undeniable shine.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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The new attack chains this exploit with another that has not yet been identified and fixed.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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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As someone on the asexual spectrum, that sounded perfect.—
Jess Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Oct. 2024
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“Neuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuter. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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