as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side
he could see that the ropes had gotten all skewed in the collision
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as in veered
to depart from a straight line or course or from a middle position or value
A glitch caused the image on the screen to skew to one side. This show's viewers tend to skew a little older.
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as in influenced
to change (something) in a way that makes it unfair or inaccurate
The researchers tried to anticipate any problems that might skew the results of the study. Try not to let that one negative experience skew your opinion of the restaurant.
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Recent Examples of skewed
Jay Woods, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
And refineries’ output is heavily skewed toward fuel, traditionally processing just a tenth of oil into chemical feedstocks.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2026
That meant that urine samples with high sugar content could have started fermenting and consequently generated alcohol that could have skewed the test result or created a false positive.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
But this relief rally may be tiring for now and the optimal reward seems skewed to the downside.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
And refineries’ output is heavily skewed toward fuel, traditionally processing just a tenth of oil into chemical feedstocks.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
Although the senders skewed more Democratic than Idaho’s electorate, just over half the messages came from Republicans and unaffiliated voters, based on a review of voter registration data for commenters who left their names.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2026
That meant that urine samples with high sugar content could have started fermenting and consequently generated alcohol that could have skewed the test result or created a false positive.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skewed
Adjective
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The Escalade also offers a large head up display and a tilted control panel to provide quick access to climate and other functions.—
Scotty Reiss,
Parents,
24 Feb. 2026
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Naturally, Uranus' tilted rotation has a part to play in how auroral activity manifests on the planet.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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After the initial collision, police said that the Kia then veered into another lane, where it was struck by a 2022 Dodge Ram 5500 pulling a trailer that was being driven by a 50-year-old Los Angeles man.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Chupacabras kicker Ben Derby’s game-tying field goal attempt in the final minute hit one of Tingley’s decks and veered right of the goal posts, effectively sealing Orlando’s closer-than-expected win.—
Sean Rider,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Health is influenced not only by clinical care but also by lifestyle choices, daily movement and meaningful relationships—including those with our pets.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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His background at Brider and high-end Boulder restaurant Oak at Fourteenth influenced the offerings.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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So while ending as a positive, the unit’s minutes were uneven.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Sound waves ricocheting between buildings stretched out reverberation times and created an uneven acoustic field.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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Most lawns are sloped to create clear drainage paths away from the home.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Accessibility features include gently sloped pathways and arched water jets.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Some were prompted with an AI autocomplete answer that was deliberately biased toward one side of the issue.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 2026
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Despite his status as a longtime Democratic donor, Ellison’s acquisition of The Free Press and his installation of founder Bari Weiss atop CBS News also raised alarm from Democrats, who have criticized some of her editorial decisions as biased against the left.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Until then, smuggling weed had been a grand adventure, an escape from a society that had just thrown Prager’s generation into a meat grinder in Vietnam, a repudiation of the crooked politicians and backward preachers and greedy capitalists who were running the world.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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For the most part, this lineup, chock full of All-Stars and Hall of Famers, has struggled to put up crooked numbers.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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The beats are slanted yet symmetrical, like a high-speed wind tunnel of pure adrenaline.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
20 Mar. 2026
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Each one is slanted towards dam removal because the effort is generally agreeable to most.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Skewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewed. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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