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desexed

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verb

past tense of desex
as in fixed
to remove the sex organs of desex the baby chickens destined for market

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Adjective
  • The company has built a large-scale reference library of authentic, altered and counterfeit cards to train machine learning systems that flag irregularities during grading.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • Investigators say the charges follow an auto theft unit investigation in which detectives recovered multiple vehicles and documentation linked to altered titles.
    Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Verb
  • With the spacecraft grounded until its problems are fixed, NASA redid Boeing’s contract.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • Guests can move freely between experiences, allowing the day to unfold organically — never rushed, never fixed.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • The effects pouring out of the legislative, executive and even judicial branches of government in this state are about an all-powerful majority and a neutered opposition.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Notably, Bauhinia blakeana is a sterile hybrid, resulting from the cross-pollination of two different plant varieties.
    Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • Adding a plant to your bathroom is the ultimate way to infuse some personality into this sometimes sterile space.
    Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • Quinoa grows even in lean, infertile soil and usually doesn't need additional fertilizer in most areas.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The American Society for Reproductive Medicine has stated that ovarian reserve markers shouldn’t be used as a fertility test for women who aren’t infertile or whose fertility hasn’t been evaluated.
    Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Desexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desexed. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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