as in to alter
to remove the sex organs of desex the baby chickens destined for market

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  • Hertz has seen a spike in one-way car rental bookings as travelers alter their plans.
    Laura Layden, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Just changing the profile, the length, shape, or tilt of the nose can completely alter someone’s identity.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • The White House pushed back against that characterization and argued the administration only aims to fix the years of politically motivated enforcement that occurred under Democrats and their holdovers.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
  • For example, the tests measure AI’s ability to fix inconsistencies in customer invoices Excel spreadsheets for an imaginary sales analyst role, or AI’s ability to create a full production schedule for a 60-second video shoot for an imaginary video producer.
    Jared Perlo, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Desex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desex. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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