neutering

verb

present participle of neuter
as in altering
to remove the sex organs of agreed to let the children have the dog on the condition that they have her neutered

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Recent Examples of neutering If fully enacted, the cuts would amount to as much as 30% of PTS’s budget, and strip almost all operational funding from TaiwanPlus, thereby neutering the broadcaster. — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 And rather than trying to be, in my view, kind of smart about how to build up a Lebanese government for the purpose of disarming and neutering Hezbollah, which is definitely in Israel’s interest, Israel has been engaged in this bombardment of Lebanon. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026 That cost includes electricity costs, vaccines/spay and neutering, and staffing, Webber said. — Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 Still, even an unsuccessful appeal would let Democrats try to blame their failure on the conservative majority that dominates the nation's highest court, which has already infuriated the party and civil rights groups by neutering the Voting Rights Act. — ABC News, 8 May 2026 The story has been decades in the making as the Colombian government tried multiple nonfatal methods of culling the hippo population, including neutering and relocating. — Carlie Procell, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026 Environment Minister Irene Vélez said the decision was reached because other methods to control their population have been expensive and unsuccessful, including neutering some of the animals or moving them to zoos. — Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 Environment Minister Irene Vélez said previous methods to control their population have been expensive and unsuccessful, including neutering some of the animals or moving them to zoos. — Manuel Rueda, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 On Saturday, March 28, Sydney Sherman from Fresno Trap and Release posted on Facebook that a cat named Dodger was brought to the non-profit organization as a stray for neutering. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutering
  1. altering
  2. fixing
Verb
  • Chaparral features interchangeable cargo pods, enabling operators to adapt the aircraft for different missions without altering its core platform.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Counsell was also unsure if correcting or altering mechanics could solve the issue.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of altering
Verb
  • Companies invest heavily in modernization, AI, analytics and new platforms because they’re told fixing their data will solve everything.
    — Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Any attempt to fix a break from rock falls or flash floods is precarious and costly and can take time, so fixing the latest damage will be complicated.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of fixing

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“Neutering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutering. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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