Definition of desexnext
as in to alter
to remove the sex organs of desex the baby chickens destined for market

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  • Scientists have documented that increasingly brighter nights are altering animal behavior, reproduction cycles and survival.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Finally, in overcoming this vexing moment, the two would establish a painterly repartee that altered the trajectory of their own work and, by extension, modern art.
    Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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  • The fast growth of legal sports betting has also ushered in a slew of prosecutions against insiders seeking to fix elements of games, such as score margins or results of individual plays.
    Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The law will require grocery stores to keep prices fixed for at least one business day and would ban the use of surveillance data in pricing systems.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Desex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desex. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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