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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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
Waterhouse said that screw caps generally make more sense for a wine like rosé, which isn’t intended to age, while cork is the standard for aging wines.
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Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Harrison is also a fan of the hair screw tool that’s designed to pick up long strands of hair and loose pet fur with ease.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Bill Skarsgård stars as Kiritsis, a societal outcast who feels he’s been screwed over by the powers that be.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
What's even worse is that Bresnahan is profiting off our pain, playing the stock market while voting to screw us over in Washington.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
This lens also has the ability to accept screw-in filters, with two lens hoods coming included to allow for either.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The caseback features a screw-down stainless steel plate engraved with the Jolly Roger, tying together the visual theme with a mechanical core suited for field conditions.
—Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The name refers to the way in which maggots screw themselves into the tissue of animals with their sharp mouth hooks, causing extensive damage and often leading to death.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
Just fill it up at a stream, screw the lid back on, and squeeze.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Harrison is also a fan of the hair screw tool that’s designed to pick up long strands of hair and loose pet fur with ease.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Bill Skarsgård stars as Kiritsis, a societal outcast who feels he’s been screwed over by the powers that be.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
What's even worse is that Bresnahan is profiting off our pain, playing the stock market while voting to screw us over in Washington.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
This lens also has the ability to accept screw-in filters, with two lens hoods coming included to allow for either.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The caseback features a screw-down stainless steel plate engraved with the Jolly Roger, tying together the visual theme with a mechanical core suited for field conditions.
—Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The name refers to the way in which maggots screw themselves into the tissue of animals with their sharp mouth hooks, causing extensive damage and often leading to death.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
Just fill it up at a stream, screw the lid back on, and squeeze.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screw
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His team accused Whatley of distorting the facts to cover for his support of federal policies that reduced funding for local police.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Beyond 100 people, culture often fragments, communication distorts and the founder’s vision weakens.—
Jonathan Low,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The shakeups are the latest at a time when restaurants are squeezed between a labor shortage, rising food prices and a loss of customers as diners cut back on spending.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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For now, the three youngest each sleep in their own pack-and-plays squeezed into their parents’ bedroom.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The unmistakable signature of chilli thrips are blooms that look deformed, scorched, singed and burnt.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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As a result, his vocals have a kind of stately yet starry-eyed quality, giving structure to these deformed, cosmic beats from the internet abyss.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Sep. 2025
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In June 2009, Kate filed for divorce following cheating allegations surrounding Jon.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Park Min-young played a timid wife seeking revenge on her cheating man in Marry My Husband.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both boys and girls should have the freedom to experience childhood free from the pressures of contorting their growing bodies into narrow definitions of beauty or feeling the inevitable resentment and pain that comes from trying to achieve these impossible standards.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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With an almost modern-day Charlie Chaplin-esque physicality, Moss dances, contorts, and frolics amongst the shoes, their boxes, and fixtures in the store for a mesmerizing, can't-look-away effect.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There may be even greater reasons to put an ad that plucks the heartstrings in front of a broader crowd.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Through the BirdReturns farmlands program, late-summer fields are filled with a shallow 2- to 4-inch depth, allowing shorebirds to pluck bugs from the mud beneath the water.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ronny curled into the passenger seat and switched the track to a rolling-bass beat from Future.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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The white beard, the twinkling eyes behind round spectacles, the mustache curled with wax at its ends are all real, all his.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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In a city of 20 million people, where most sidewalks are dilapidated, getting stuck in slow-moving traffic can sound as loud as a rock concert.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Caribbean Club This dive bar in Key Largo is stuck in the 1960s in the best way possible.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Screw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screw. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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