as in fixed
to remove the sex organs of
desex the baby chickens destined for market
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as in altered
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Verb
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It has been inhabited and altered by monarchs for centuries.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025 -
In 2012, Northwestern University researchers showed that memory recall can be altered during sleep.—
Raghu Para,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Part of that will come down to whether the Buckeyes can get their running back rotation fixed.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Though some vintage lamps can have hazardous wiring, this can be fixed most of the time with professional rewiring before showing off your vintage find.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The same fate that has befallen so many local-news outlets has neutered the TTT as well.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Most that come in need to be spayed or neutered because many shelters don’t have veterinarians on staff or they are backlogged for months with surgeries.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But this more robust communications channel is quite welcome after decades of sterile chatbots and IVR that fail to offer a realistic experience to those trying to reach the top brass of any company anywhere.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The sterile cockpit rule prohibits pilots from engaging in conversations unrelated to operating the aircraft when flying below 10,000 feet.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When lions and tigers mate in zoos, their liger cubs have suffered heart failure and other health problems (and the males seem uniformly infertile).—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
31 July 2025
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Though one of the world's most expensive cities, Seoul leads the nation in policies to support infertile couples, offers transportation stipends for pregnant women, and provides housing subsidies to new parents.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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“Desexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desexed. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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