1
as in to distort
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
screwed up his face at the taste of the medicine
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2
as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
managed to screw his siblings out of their share of the inheritance
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Recent Examples of screw
Then there are the indirect ways stress can screw with your gut.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Mar. 2026
To make a profit from their business, American companies sent their manufacturing facilities overseas, screwing American workers by incurring smaller labor costs, therefore profiting rich investors who never had to work for it and used their money to make more money off the American consumer.
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
All the setup required was screwing in the legs.
—Noah Kaufman, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2026
Con Ed and companies like it will continue to screw customers over so long as the system allows it.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
TiMate, a Hong Kong tool company, says its new Arcos Driver was built for exactly that screw.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 05, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
The brand first succeeded with its lightweight soccer shoes, which had screw-in studs and gained international attention after the 1954 World Cup final.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Harper is thrilled, Whitney is screwed.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2026
You just got screwed over by a duo!
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Mar. 2026
To make a profit from their business, American companies sent their manufacturing facilities overseas, screwing American workers by incurring smaller labor costs, therefore profiting rich investors who never had to work for it and used their money to make more money off the American consumer.
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
All the setup required was screwing in the legs.
—Noah Kaufman, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2026
Con Ed and companies like it will continue to screw customers over so long as the system allows it.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
TiMate, a Hong Kong tool company, says its new Arcos Driver was built for exactly that screw.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 05, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
The brand first succeeded with its lightweight soccer shoes, which had screw-in studs and gained international attention after the 1954 World Cup final.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Harper is thrilled, Whitney is screwed.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2026
You just got screwed over by a duo!
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screw
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The lens shift, in the vertical direction only, offers similar flexibility for adjusting the projector's height relative to the screen without tilting the projector and distorting the image.—
M. David Stone,
PC Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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Even if direct fighting eased soon, damaged facilities, disrupted logistics and shipping risk could keep fuel markets distorted for weeks or months.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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This technical pivot would allow nations to squeeze every profitable drop from their own land with surgical precision, bypassing the geopolitical chaos of distant chokepoints and securing a future defined by Decentralized Techno-Resource Sovereignty.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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When residents are this squeezed, City Hall’s predictable response has been to charge us more.—
Bradley Schnell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight.—
Rachael Seidler,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The mountains themselves are too deformed to hold hydrocarbons.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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There is no need for Dems to cheat and deprive voters of their own choice.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Caregivers may be tempted to let kids win or even cheat to avoid meltdowns and tantrums.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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As a magnetar spins on its axis at nearly the speed of light, its immense magnetic field contorts, coils and twists to pump out powerful radiation.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 2026
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While continual pruning can be a solution, doing so will contort the natural form.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
5 Mar. 2026
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Carrel and company are all stellar and worth crowing about but plucking out a few side stories might well make this a smoother, more tonally consistent show.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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When not plucking away at a keyboard, Madison teaches yoga and mountain bikes with her two Australian shepherds, Cholla and Poppy, through Missoula's Rattlesnake Wilderness.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
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The difference in strain causes the structures to naturally curl upward.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Unlike curling, though, wheelchair curling doesn’t use a sweeper to clear the ice.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
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However, Bruesewitz continued to arrange transportation for other Americans who were stuck in Doha, Gaither said.—
Timia Cobb
Breaking News Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Chaisson feels stuck in an edge market that boomed when Carolina blew Jaelan Phillips away with an offer of $30 million annually, and now has him and Trey Hendrickson in limbo with Phillips, Boye Mafe and Odafe Oweh off the board.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Screw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screw. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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