as in altered
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as in fixed
to remove the sex organs of
desex the baby chickens destined for market
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Adjective
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The original meme shows an altered version of Lovato’s face with what appears to be a strange buzzcut-combover hairdo.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025 -
The technology used included altered shuffling machines that could read the decks, X-ray machines that could read cards through the table when placed face down, and glasses with hidden cameras.—
Colin Meyn,
The Hill,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The two credit card giants have been entangled in a lawsuit brought by retailers for the last 20 years that alleged the companies have fixed the price of interchange fees — a large portion of the fees merchants pay when a customer makes a purchase with a credit card.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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One day, Jeff Hafley has fixed everything on defense.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Beloved by everyone at the shelter, Murdock has already been neutered.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The primary requirements are that people interested in fostering have their own pets vaccinated and spayed or neutered, and the ability to separate their pets from the foster animals.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Rockets and satellites were historically mostly built in massive, sterile places where engineers in Tyvek suits moved cautiously around intricate components.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Intelligence Profiles That Foster Innovation At GAIME Conference, creativity is the focus, not sterile conference rooms.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Prosecutors said that none of the testing and analysis done was a fertility test and none of the expert witnesses testified to the sperm being infertile.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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The American Society for Reproductive Medicine estimates that fewer than a quarter of infertile couples have access to treatment.—
Madison Chapman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Desexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desexed. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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