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as in to tilt
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 to influence
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 skew
The Horned Frogs were not even among the others receiving votes in the preseason poll, so counting their ranking as 49th (48 teams received votes) skews the number for a group that otherwise included three preseason top-eight teams.
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
That transfer is skewing luxury buyers younger and reinforcing real estate’s role as a long-term, tangible place to park wealth.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
Casimir said the plates would act as a kind of guillotine for the electromagnetic field, chopping off long-wavelength oscillations in a way that would skew the zero-point energy.
—George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2026
Its finest restaurants skew heavy and classic English in cuisine, but that has changed with the arrival of Aki, a modern Japanese affair on Cavendish Square.
—Air Mail, 3 Jan. 2026
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
That transfer is skewing luxury buyers younger and reinforcing real estate’s role as a long-term, tangible place to park wealth.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
Casimir said the plates would act as a kind of guillotine for the electromagnetic field, chopping off long-wavelength oscillations in a way that would skew the zero-point energy.
—George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2026
Its finest restaurants skew heavy and classic English in cuisine, but that has changed with the arrival of Aki, a modern Japanese affair on Cavendish Square.
—Air Mail, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skew
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Most notably, the Sabres held on when the ice was tilted in their direction clinging to a one-goal lead in the third period.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The robot uses a stable, wheeled base inspired by robot vacuums, paired with a tilting torso and two articulated arms.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Aesthetics may also be influencing the approach to the work triangle.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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Participants were generally healthy in midlife, with low rates of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and stroke, which may have influenced the positive outcomes.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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After the shots, the SUV veered into two parked cars.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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One senior official who has participated in the calls told us that the intensity and urgency often veer into hectoring.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Despite that personal connection, the prosecutor allegedly remained actively involved in the case, retained supervisory authority over the prosecution team, and discussed the matter internally, raising concerns that prosecutorial discretion may have been influenced by personal fear, trauma or bias.—
Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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Means, who trained as a surgeon before turning to alternative medicine, suggested that her mother’s doctors were biased by financial interests.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
19 Dec. 2025
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In Eaton Canyon, gently sloping trails lead to a waterfall tucked away in the forest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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The property abuts a sloping canyon.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Dec. 2025
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Graf also barred media outlets from filming or photographing those restraints after defense attorneys argued that widespread images of Robinson in shackles or jail clothing could prejudice prospective jurors.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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Graf also prohibited the media from filming or photographing Robinson's restraints after his attorneys argued widespread images of him shackled and in jail clothing could prejudice future jurors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2025
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In a conventional turbine, blades are angled to deflect fluid flow and convert kinetic energy into mechanical work.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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This usually involves new walls, ceilings, floors, angled sound attenuation, and even sound dampeners.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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Worse, slanting political lines so that one party or the other is guaranteed victory only widens the gulf that has helped turn Washington’s into its current slough of dysfunction.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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The place was a dump, with paint chipping from the ceilings, floors slanted at strange angles, rodent droppings situated along the floorboards, and paper-thin walls that welcomed in bitter winter air.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Skew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skew. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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