desexing

verb

present participle of desex
as in altering
to remove the sex organs of desex the baby chickens destined for market

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  1. altering
  2. fixing
  3. neutering
Verb
  • Under ideal conditions, the orbital plane and its orientation in space would remain fixed, and the only thing altering this orientation should be frame dragging.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
  • While other Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been mentioned, the UAE appears the most likely buyer, potentially altering the region's air defense landscape and resolving Turkey's long-standing S-400 dispute.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of altering
Verb
  • Wednesday, Stevenson said, and construction crews have begun fixing the line.
    — Matan Josephy, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026
  • Big batteries, which store energy when the sun isn’t shining and wind isn’t blowing, are fixing renewables’ intermittency issues.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of fixing
Verb
  • And rather than trying to be, in my view, kind of smart about how to build up a Lebanese government for the purpose of disarming and neutering Hezbollah, which is definitely in Israel’s interest, Israel has been engaged in this bombardment of Lebanon.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
  • That cost includes electricity costs, vaccines/spay and neutering, and staffing, Webber said.
    — Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Definition of neutering
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