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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desexing
  1. altering
  2. fixing
  3. neutering
Verb
  • At its worst, cognitive impairment can be a horrible, life-altering disease for patient and loved ones.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Vera got her start in the industry by working on her family’s farm in Janesville, WI, altering wedding gowns for women who had polio.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of altering
Verb
  • Instead of immediately fixing the logistics, notice your emotional reaction first.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
  • That’s actually interested in passing Farm Bills and fixing problems instead of having votes about socialist nonsense or whatever.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of fixing
Verb
  • If fully enacted, the cuts would amount to as much as 30% of PTS’s budget, and strip almost all operational funding from TaiwanPlus, thereby neutering the broadcaster.
    — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of neutering
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“Desexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desexing. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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