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Recent Examples of neuter
Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 May 2025
In May, a cat named George found himself three miles from home after escaping from the local SPCA following his neuter operation appointment.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 5 June 2025
Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
The country's air defenses are in tatters, its proxies are neutered.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Verb
The team also partnered with spay and neuter clinics to study tissue samples.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 May 2025
In May, a cat named George found himself three miles from home after escaping from the local SPCA following his neuter operation appointment.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 5 June 2025
Adjective
In what could be interpreted as a response to Squid Game’s emergence as a global phenomenon—albeit one neutered by reality competition spin-offs and child-size Player 456 Halloween costumes—the VIPs’ return in the final season emphasizes this uncomfortable identification between viewer and villain.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
The country's air defenses are in tatters, its proxies are neutered.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuter
Verb
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From office associates to doctors, AI and other technologies are vastly altering how people learn and work.—
Eric Hutto,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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These alter the taste of your coffee and can even cause your machine to break down.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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But Pascal, for all the twinkle in his eye, often plays relatively sexless characters — from the fatherly energy of The Last of Us to the ascetic qualities of The Mandalorian.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
9 June 2025
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Especially when contrasted against those boring (mostly) sexless Jedi.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Even after stepping very far away from that role, Musk remains focused on a wide range of activities outside of Tesla, including starting a third political party and trying to fix problems at X, his social media platform.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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Remember your primary responsibility: Focus on your own work quality and professional growth, not fixing other people's behavioral problems.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The report said authors found low certainty of evidence on the effects of gender-affirming surgeries on adolescents including suicidality, depression, asexual function, quality of life and regret.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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Often actors in big bodies are rendered as asexual or undesirable, perverse or hyper-sexualized.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Neuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuter. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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