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: distorted from a true value or symmetrical form
problematic polling methods that resulted in skewed data
… a series of orange and yellow skewed shapes with mesh squares of different sizes …—
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: deviating from what is normal, direct, or accurate
The treatment will later attempt to correct the anorexic's skewed [=distorted] perceptions about her body.—Daniel Goleman
Daniel GolemanMore broadly, some critics argue our über-emphasis on sports shows a skewed set of priorities.—Kase Wickman et al.
Kase Wickman et al.This issue of control, and of the price paid for following the sometimes skewed road leading toward self-invention, is among the themes now being grappled with by Mary Harron …—The New Yorker
The New YorkerAllowing even for my invariably skewed sense of direction, and the dark and sinuous roads that had delivered me to my door the night before, navigating the property is a challenge.—Nancy Novogrod
Nancy NovogrodExamples of skewed in a Sentence
he could see that the ropes had gotten all skewed in the collision
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Characters are skewed not to create an evenhanded debate but to sensationalize one, with a young fact-minded novice looking to follow the rules is blindsided by a supercilious writer not willing to bend his vision to the needs of editors, fact checkers or even printers or distributors.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Garrett Crochet is obviously the most extreme example, as his season stats have been heavily skewed by his 11-run, 1 2/3-inning implosion on Monday, but two of his first three outings before that were quality starts.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
In the film, Sonny’s furious tinpot Marxism is part of his skewed reality.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
The other sign of a skewed demographic came on Saturday, with the release of CPAC’s famous straw poll.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Garrett Crochet is obviously the most extreme example, as his season stats have been heavily skewed by his 11-run, 1 2/3-inning implosion on Monday, but two of his first three outings before that were quality starts.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
In the film, Sonny’s furious tinpot Marxism is part of his skewed reality.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
The other sign of a skewed demographic came on Saturday, with the release of CPAC’s famous straw poll.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Skewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skewed. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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