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as in tilts
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 influences
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 skews
The Reddit dataset has limitations since the user base skews younger and male, but the signal aligns with what clinicians have been describing for years.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
The authors noted the Reddit population skews younger and male, which limits generalizability.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
What remains in the movie field skews toward the streaming crowd-pleaser, and television voters, perhaps freed from the cinephile guilt that haunts Oscar season, tend to recognize (and reward) the pics that are flat-out fun to watch.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 June 2026
Set in rural Minnesota and starring Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, and Brent Briscoe in the roles of the trio, A Simple Plan is often compared to the Coen brothers’ Fargo (1996), but the film skews more tragic than comic.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
Your podcast is produced by Exactly Right Media, Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark’s network and studio that skews heavily towards true crime because of My Favorite Murder.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
The other Solara concept skews weirder.
—ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Dinner is served in the opulent Oak Room Restaurant, and like the curtains, the menu skews towards rich, heavy and conventionally British.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 2 June 2026
The service The service definitely skews more formal here.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
The authors noted the Reddit population skews younger and male, which limits generalizability.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
What remains in the movie field skews toward the streaming crowd-pleaser, and television voters, perhaps freed from the cinephile guilt that haunts Oscar season, tend to recognize (and reward) the pics that are flat-out fun to watch.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 June 2026
Set in rural Minnesota and starring Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, and Brent Briscoe in the roles of the trio, A Simple Plan is often compared to the Coen brothers’ Fargo (1996), but the film skews more tragic than comic.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
Your podcast is produced by Exactly Right Media, Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark’s network and studio that skews heavily towards true crime because of My Favorite Murder.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
The other Solara concept skews weirder.
—ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Dinner is served in the opulent Oak Room Restaurant, and like the curtains, the menu skews towards rich, heavy and conventionally British.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 2 June 2026
The service The service definitely skews more formal here.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skews
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After that, the platform holding the train of riders tilts the entire coaster into a 90-degree vertical position, forcing the riders to look straight down.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Described by the park as a record-breaking attraction, Siren's Curse tilts riders at a 90-degree angle, holding them vertically as the track locks into place before the first drop.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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Weather also influences how much local governments will dig into tax revenues to shield us, including building stronger infrastructure to better direct the flow of stormwater, assembling emergency management teams and equipment, and organizing shelters.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Raising benchmark rates influences what lenders charge throughout the economy, increasing the cost of borrowing money to buy things and thus dampening demand for goods.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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For cocktails, try a matcha grasshopper, or keep it classic with a gin and tonic that veers far from rail gin with flat tonic from the soda gun.—
Kaitlyn Rosati,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2026
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Check out this 1997 live TV version of Paranoid Android, which veers from lullaby to apocalypse within the space of a few minutes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 May 2026
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With a full hydrotherapy circuit, including a steam room, sauna, cold plunge, and hot tub, there are 21 treatment rooms, and the program here leans heavily into massage rituals and facials.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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The committee leans more hawkish than Warsh, and might look at the newcomer with suspicion.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
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“Skews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skews. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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