neuters

verb

present tense third-person singular of neuter
as in alters
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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  1. alters
  2. fixes
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  • This specific combination alters the safety profile of the facility.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
  • That ocean warming alters where thunderstorm activity concentrates near the equator, which in turn shifts the position of the jet stream — the fast-moving river of air that steers storms across North America.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of alters
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  • When a thief opens an account with your SSN, birthdate and address, canceling the account only fixes part of the problem.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • The Cube architecture fixes this with an incremental scaling model.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
Definition of fixes
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“Neuters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuters. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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