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adjective

as in altered

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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
  • Texas quarterback Arch Manning apologized Tuesday for publicly joking about an AI-altered video that depicted Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe in the moments after Texas' big win over Ohio State.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The images appear to be AI-altered and falsely claim that Democratic state lawmaker Lorena Austin backs GOP candidate Andy Biggs.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of altered
Verb
  • Take Ludwig, 2018, the artist’s first CGI video, which for eight minutes stays fixed on a single CGI blond boy who rolls around in the dark hold of a ship amid a storm.
    — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Three decades later, in 1983, McClintock was awarded a Nobel Prize for her discovery, which showed that genes are not fixed in place.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 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
  • That’s because orchids live in sterile bark or moss with high airflow.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This grading is critically different from that of purified products graded for use in sterile injectable drugs.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of sterile
Adjective
  • For as long as a queen is reproducing at a steady clip, all the other females in her colony will be totally infertile.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026
  • To make the science as simple as possible, a 2018 study found that rats that were fed TPO became infertile among a slew of other health issues.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of infertile
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“Desexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desexed. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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