skewing

present participle of skew
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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 Word quickly spread to the creative community that the new regime was looking to supplement the existing lineup of largely male-skewing shows with female dramas. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 On top of that, The Times recently reported that the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which runs the count, failed to tally hundreds of residents at a Skid Row shelter in 2024 and 2025, skewing this year’s citywide numbers. Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Popular drugs like GLP-1s, which receive heavy news coverage, also tend to generate more reports, potentially skewing the results. Laura Bradley, HEALTH, 10 Aug. 2026 Abarca’s allegations Both Abarca’s accusations and the federal case against LeVota have to do with Jackson County legislators allegedly receiving monetary offers in exchange for skewing electoral outcomes. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 But voting trends are skewing toward absentee ballots and early in-person voting after voting procedures were updated in recent years. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 After years of being by Isabel Klee’s side and acting as a patient, steady figure for countless foster animals, the 7-year-old Jindo-skewing mix took his final breath last week. Gina Park, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 The movie’s viewership ended up skewing young and male, as 36 percent of the audience fell between ages 18 and 24, while 61 percent of the crowd were men. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2026 How different are the dude-skewing, sci-fi-loving core audiences for these movies? Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skewing
Verb
  • What history shows is that a debt stock that keeps tilting toward shorter maturities is usually a sign that borrowing costs have begun to dictate policy.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The streamer of gas tilting the system's outer ring was discovered through new ALMA observations.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • There is a lot of money to be made in the influencing industry.
    Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
  • From updating content to upskilling team members, AI solutions like Smartcat are influencing how corporations manage workflows.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And some of the film’s most impressive frights take place in the dentist’s chair, veering into serious body-horror territory.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Finding tops that feel polished without veering stuffy isn’t always easy, but this CeCe blouse checks that box.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But in watermarking the text, AI systems readjust the probability of each of those possible words, biasing the model subtly in favor of some words over others.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Text watermarks work by biasing the model’s word choices in a pattern spread across the entire document, only detectable in aggregate by the right tool.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Weekly Pattern Turning to the weekly chart, RRC has been trading in an upward-sloping channel going back to late 2022.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Leave the creek to walk any flat to gently sloping grass flats for gray partridge.
    Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Their architect, Michael Lehrer, created a striking design with a butterfly roof slanting up in two directions from the center, zigzag walls and picture windows front and back.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • There have been many other variations of this, all usually slanting toward a heavy exposure to public equities.
    Christian Faes, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026

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“Skewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewing. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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