- past participle of neutralize.
- past tense form of neutralize.
neutralized
Example Sentences
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Officials had warned that when the neutralized chemical is transferred into sealed trucks for transport and disposal, people might smell a “fruity or plastic-like odor.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Likewise, Epstein saw #MeToo as a problem to be neutralized because the success of any social movement in which women were treated as reliable narrators of their own exploitation would impede his own racket.”
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
After a short period of lockdown when authorities advised area residents to stay inside, San Diego police announced that the threat at the center had been "neutralized."
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
But here’s the jujitsu move: McElroy then neutralized O’Connor’s order to enforce the subpoena by nullifying the subpoena itself, because the DOJ had failed to identify any possible law-breaking by the hospital.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
Any man within visiting distance would have been neutralized as a lover—“brother,” “younger brother,” “older brother”—one hundred and fifteen relationship titles.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
