: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
Examples of spay in a Sentence
Our cat has been spayed.
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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.
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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
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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
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spay. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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spay
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: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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