spay

as in to neuter

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Recent Examples of spay Zweigart's nonprofit, Flatbush Cats, focuses on humanely trapping community cats in Brooklyn and spaying or neutering the animals to prevent them from adding to the stray population. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024 All rabbits available at Marin Humane have been spayed or neutered and vaccinated. Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024 All available dogs, puppies, cats and kittens will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 27 Sep. 2024 Getting outdoor community cats vaccinated and neutered/spayed, then returning them to the outdoors. Alex Golden, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spay 

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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spay. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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