- past tense form of neutralize.
- past participle of neutralize.
neutralized
Example Sentences
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As the World Cup hits the halfway mark, more than 1,000 drones have been detected near stadiums and over 300 of them neutralized by authorities, the White House's tournament czar said Monday.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 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
Ayton’s backup Jaxson Hayes was also neutralized in Saturday’s blowout, not returning to the game after just eight minutes and 30 seconds of mostly ineffective play.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
“Euphemistic speech is the highest form of thinking, human intelligence, an elegant, ‘veiled,’ neutralized, softened figurative expression of reality,” Xilola Inomovna Ismailova, an English teacher at Kokand State University, wrote last year.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
We had neutralized the worst warders and befriended the more reasonable ones, though the authorities realized this and rotated warders every few months.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
