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 technology is trained on real-life content, but can then reproduce it in an altered form based on a user's request.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
14 May 2025 -
From those modest beginnings, Celgene took a slightly altered version of that pill and turned it into one of the bestselling and most expensive prescription drugs in history.—
David Armstrong,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
Verb
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The lid remains fixed and firm, and Marion’s enthusiasm and zest to achieve has also defined the program in short order.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
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Some loud noises are the result of an overloaded or unbalanced washer, which can be fixed by taking out or repositioning some of the laundry to balance the load.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Recently, 26 previously unknown bacterial species were discovered in NASA clean rooms — some of the most sterile places humanity has built, designed to prevent spacecraft from carrying unwanted microbes to other planetary bodies.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
21 May 2025
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Of long drives and sterile sheets, trapped in tiny spaces with your thoughts.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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After these infernos, invasive grasses often took over in hardened, infertile soils.—
Pamela McElwee,
The Conversation,
28 Apr. 2025
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One in six people globally are infertile, however fertility treatments—including IVF—remain underfunded and inaccessible thanks largely to high costs and time-consuming treatment.—
Pamela Jew,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Desexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desexed. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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