desexes

verb

present tense third-person singular of desex
as in alters
to remove the sex organs of desex the baby chickens destined for market

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  1. alters
  2. fixes
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  • In the eastern Indian Ocean, south of Java in the vast sea stretching toward Australia, a fishing vessel slightly alters its course while operating near the boundary of its authorized fishing ground.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
  • But the loud, buzzing, mechanical presence often panics wildlife and alters natural behavior.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of alters
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  • The patch fixes security vulnerabilities in Win32K, NTFS, Remote Desktop, Hyper-V, Secure Boot, Print Spooler, Media Foundation, the Windows installer, and the Windows kernel itself, among others.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026
  • Someone should know who verifies the image, who speaks for the company, who explains what happened, who fixes the process that failed, and who keeps the organization from turning a teacup storm into a bathtub flood.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of fixes
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