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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By gaining new traits, these altered organisms might pose a novel invasion threat to Earth, if introduced through the transfer and insecure containment of contaminated samples.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
3 June 2026 -
Schar, the 34-year-old centre-half, had been expected to leave, but has been offered an extension (reflecting an altered squad status and a drop in salary) and talks between Newcastle and his camp are ongoing.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Yet if the pipes connecting the pool to the treatment plant are not fixed, experts on the pool say, the algae could come back.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Survivor accounts blamed ropes not being fixed in advance and a bottleneck created by slower climbers for delaying the ascent.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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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
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The result is a sterile carousel of clubs at the top.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Visitors can see Mission Control, where teams watch every Mars landing live, and the sterile labs where the next generation of spacecraft are being built.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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The fact that [Ruben] is infertile and what that means to his manhood, and his ability to be masculine and reproduce and have a son.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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Queen wasps can live up to a year, while worker wasps, infertile females that build and defend the nest, live two to three weeks.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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“Desexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desexed. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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