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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What is lost to an altered landscape Drought is an existential crisis to the Malpai way of ranching.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026 -
In some individuals, studies have observed altered immune signaling and patterns of immune activation, particularly during early development.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The city fixed more than 1,200 areas of sidewalk during the fiscal year that ended last June — triple the previous high from fiscal 2021 — thanks to a carrot-and-stick campaign launched in 2023.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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On a snowy day in the quiet town of Kumamoto, dozens of Japanese office workers in safety helmets and sneakers crouch low on their office chairs, eyes fixed on the starting line, ready to launch.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 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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Scientists have discovered more than 6,000 exoplanets to date, but the majority of them are probably sterile worlds.—
Joanna Thompson,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The ones sold on the market were supposed to be sterile, meaning the seeds in the fruits weren’t supposed to germinate and grow.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Many remote lodges, however, are stunted by unfixable geographic challenges, like infertile land.—
Jillian Dara,
Robb Report,
28 Nov. 2025
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Datini’s bride, Margherita, proved to be infertile; with no one to inherit his business empire, and increasingly concerned about the fate of his immortal soul, Datini left much of his estate to causes benefitting the poor.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Desexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desexed. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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