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adjective

as in altered

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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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  1. altered
  2. fixed
  3. neutered
  4. sterile
  5. infertile
Adjective
  • That type of health, paired with altered coaching after the hiring of Keith Carter, sets up for one of the best offensive lines since O’Connell took over in 2022.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Additionally, compared to conventional silk, the worms with altered diets produced silk that shrank less than a quarter as much as conventional silk.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
Definition of altered
Verb
  • Reuters — The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets registered in the US were incorrectly installed and need to be fixed.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Certain programs have official off-peak prices or charge fewer points when demand or prices are lower, but others have fixed prices.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of fixed
Adjective
  • All adoptable pets are spayed, neutered and up to date on vaccines and tests.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • This reader hopes that will be a rebuttal to all the dubious America 250 content flooding orgs beholden to the neutered NEA.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of neutered
Adjective
  • The Lake Wylie Marine Commission worked with those group to introduce 1,800 sterile Asian grass carp to Lake Wylie in 2009.
    — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • Her wrists were bandaged and a sterile pad was placed on her neck, Dougherty said.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of sterile
Adjective
  • This might ensure that the female’s own genes get passed on, just in case her nesting partner is infertile.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 8 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of infertile
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