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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  • Alcohol alters levels of hormones, including estrogen, a key reason for the link between drinking and breast cancer.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Every single thing about the Bears defense not only keeps me awake at night, but drastically alters my opinion of this team.
    — Michael Beller, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of alters
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  • The next time someone on your team fixes a mistake the AI made, ask where that fix goes.
    — Vincent Chen, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The algorithm first fixes both cameras on a 3D point and determines the geometric relationship between the resulting images.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of fixes
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“Desexes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desexes. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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