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verb

past tense of skew
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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
Adjective
The tax-and-spending cuts are heavily skewed toward the rich, according to many different analyses of the legislation. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 30 May 2025 Authoritarians seek to erase the past and create their own skewed national narrative. John Leguizamo, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Verb
Even her sense of identity is skewed during the show. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024 Most of today’s longevity estimates are probably skewed by an overrepresentation of younger whales, the team writes in the paper. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for skewed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skewed
Adjective
  • Additionally, although each member of the crew has their own particular skillset, the time spent on individual characters is uneven, and a smaller cast would have likely made things more effective.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 June 2025
  • Moreover, the legal playing field itself can be quite uneven.
    Mark Berookim, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • What Pete Rose did was selfish, illicit, shameful, crooked.
    John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
  • Meanwhile, a crooked wayfarer named St. Christophe (Jackson) is hot on Broadway’s trail, catching up with the young man and revealing that his dead dad wasn’t, in fact, a stand-up guy.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • Heyward has been out since May 24 with a left oblique strain.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
  • Despite his missing time early this season with an oblique injury, all of that work has paid off.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 10 June 2025

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“Skewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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