screwed

past tense of screw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for screwed
Verb
  • But the excitement over defeating the evil scientists and saving the damsel is distorted by the sound of Gemma’s distressed cries.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
  • An immigration surge prior to last year’s homeless count likely distorted the picture of homelessness in the country, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis of research by University of Pennsylvania professor Dennis Culhane, a leading national expert on homelessness.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • One major case was probing if Capital One cheated customers out of $2 billion in interest payments.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
  • And a media room cheated as an office, where the family keeps important papers.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • While the Kentucky team hustled into the tunnel off the court, Oklahoma fans booed, with one hurling a can of beer that came close to hitting one team member, as captured in a video from the moment.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Miller hustled over from his spot on the bench and lifted Reid, practically shoving him back into the action.
    Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The old woman, though, stares at the screen, the shadow of a smile curled into her lips and a frown barely creasing her forehead.
    Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The ball curled through the proverbial eye of a needle, between Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez, and behind Alexis Mac Allister, who was forced to spin on his heels.
    Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This chic design feels like something plucked out of a Parisian home tour, giving your chamber a je ne sais quoi moment that won’t go out of style anytime soon.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025
  • This is the kind of season where a chef is scolded for making too many crudo dishes — and where another literally has the tweezers plucked from his chef's coat during service.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Then Steel — literally the only one of Dallas’ 11 forwards who isn’t a scorer — stepped into a Harley rebound and beat Hellebuyck high on the glove side.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • That price beats a new Juniper 2026 Long-Range All-Wheel Drive Model Y priced at $41,490 (with the $7,500 federal tax credit factored in) by almost $2,000.
    Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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“Screwed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screwed. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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