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as in tilting
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 influencing
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 skewing
That transfer is skewing luxury buyers younger and reinforcing real estate’s role as a long-term, tangible place to park wealth.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
Not allowing the media to infantilize women when reporting on women’s health by skewing the risk data.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 18 Dec. 2025
While the crux of the story hasn’t changed since its inception, the film began with a smaller budget, darker tone, and slightly older-skewing target demo.
—Eliza Berman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
For comparison, the younger-skewing XO, Kitty Season 2 captured 143,400,000 hours viewed with 35,300,000 total views, and that installment came out in January.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
Lucky for me, the tail end of the 20th century was a good time to be a screenwriter writing a silly, funny, teenage-demographic skewing movie.
—Phil Stark, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
National news remains fixated on controversies at elite campuses, skewing the public’s perception of the institutions that serve the majority of students.
—Yolanda Watson Spiva, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
And as the group grew more successful in the late Seventies and the band’s audience started skewing younger, Frehley grew uneasy.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Those studies, however, focused on older people and didn’t differentiate between former drinkers and lifelong nondrinkers, thus potentially skewing the results, study authors said.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
Not allowing the media to infantilize women when reporting on women’s health by skewing the risk data.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 18 Dec. 2025
While the crux of the story hasn’t changed since its inception, the film began with a smaller budget, darker tone, and slightly older-skewing target demo.
—Eliza Berman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
For comparison, the younger-skewing XO, Kitty Season 2 captured 143,400,000 hours viewed with 35,300,000 total views, and that installment came out in January.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
Lucky for me, the tail end of the 20th century was a good time to be a screenwriter writing a silly, funny, teenage-demographic skewing movie.
—Phil Stark, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
National news remains fixated on controversies at elite campuses, skewing the public’s perception of the institutions that serve the majority of students.
—Yolanda Watson Spiva, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
And as the group grew more successful in the late Seventies and the band’s audience started skewing younger, Frehley grew uneasy.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Those studies, however, focused on older people and didn’t differentiate between former drinkers and lifelong nondrinkers, thus potentially skewing the results, study authors said.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skewing
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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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For now, that struggle appears to be tilting away from her and toward Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, particularly following Marcano Tábata’s replacement.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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From the tariff shocks experienced in 2025 to efforts aimed at influencing the Fed and the arrest of Venezuela’s leader the previous month, political decisions are increasingly determining market results.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Increasingly crowded waters and rising ocean temperatures that appear to be influencing sharks' migratory patterns may be contributing to a rise in attacks despite overfishing depleting some species, scientists say.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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Just try veering right or left, get your wheels stuck, and that’s the end of you.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The gold stitching subtly enhanced my silhouette, while the color—a deep, saturated blue—read darker than most washes without ever veering into black.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
22 Jan. 2026
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While not feasible in all work settings, adopting a practice of removing personal information about gender and other potentially biasing characteristics can increase fair and consistent performance evaluations.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The interior dining room, divided into two levels and connected by a slowly sloping ramp, could at first cynical glance register as backdrop.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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The town’s sloping main street, nestled in the craggy Wasatch Range, has practically become a symbol of the annual film gathering.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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The ridges all lean the same way, slanting and curving in from the lower left of the frame, which ESA noted reflects the direction of the prevailing wind in this region.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
20 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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