as in degraded
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
tired of his sick jokes and warped sense of humor
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as in distorted
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
the faulty English translation really warps the meaning of the original Russian text
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as in corrupted
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
claims that violent movies warp the values of our young people
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as in deformed
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
freezing warped the plastic, and now the cover won't fit
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Recent Examples of warped
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
Watch for soft spots on floors, uneven or sloping flooring, cracks in walls and warped materials.
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Ryan Brennan
may 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Specifically, the spacetime warped by the MACS J046 clusters magnifies light traveling from LAP1-B toward Earth by roughly 100-fold.
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Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Adjective
Sometimes the drum gets damaged, or the tub becomes warped and must be replaced.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
Watch for soft spots on floors, uneven or sloping flooring, cracks in walls and warped materials.
—
Ryan Brennan
may 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
Verb
The station’s broadcast becomes warped by a mysterious signal hidden deep beneath the city’s subway system.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Specifically, the spacetime warped by the MACS J046 clusters magnifies light traveling from LAP1-B toward Earth by roughly 100-fold.
—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Even when degraded, enzymes have stable backbones that might be capable of catalyzing reactions, said Sudha Rajamani, an astrobiologist at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune who wasn’t involved in the study.
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According to the company, QTT enables highly secure and resilient position, navigation, and timing (PNT) services, helping maintain accurate timing and synchronization even when traditional GPS and radio-frequency signals are unavailable, degraded, or intentionally jammed.
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This has distorted access not only to concert tickets but also to everyday services such as train ticket reservations.
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With a staggering 70 shades (an upgrade from an already impressive 55 shades) and longer-wearing color pigments that don’t get distorted after a few hours, finding your shade match is a breeze.
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Systems must remain safe not only when components fail naturally, but when data is corrupted, communication is interrupted or execution is violated.
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And then Grisebach uses that distaff twist once again, to comment more broadly on the patriarchal nature and gendered violence of power structures corrupted by historical conflict.
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Some cells were mechanically deformed to simulate incidents such as minor parking impacts.
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Habermas was well aware of how the internet had deformed his beloved public sphere.
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Johnson County He was arrested last August on charges of abuse of office and corrupt influence.
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The kidnappings have been linked to run-ins with drug cartels and corrupt government officials, while there have also been cases involving young women who worked at the country’s many factories.
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Portraying New York state and the company as partners in a fraud on the public, the lawsuit said that the company and New York officials repeatedly misrepresented when the company's contract would begin, causing severe disruptions to patient care statewide.
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They may have been misrepresented.
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The decision weakened the federal Voting Rights Act’s protections against racially discriminatory redistricting.
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Brexit’s tortuous complexity weakened governance and led to parliamentary deadlock.
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Now, Greg is screwed because, one week in, everyone is having a great time.
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No matter who ends up on the Iron Throne, the common people get screwed.
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“Warped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warped. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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