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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
For families While the crowd skews more grown-up, little ones are also welcome, and there are some small cots, high chairs, and toys available for children.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
But when a sector’s leadership skews heavily toward one profile, the organizational consequences become predictable—and often invisible from the inside.
—Patrick Jinks, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
If your taste skews more bright and bold, consider turning down the volume for now.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 21 May 2026
Kuna skews younger than Ada County as a whole, and households on average have more kids.
—Mark Dee
may 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2026
One wonders if this is because his clientele skews a bit older than, say, Jean’s, a restaurant and club in downtown Manhattan that always seems crowded with glamorous women in their early twenties.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Patients pay out of pocket for full-body scans, genetic testing, hormone optimization and anti-aging treatments — which is part of why the industry skews toward higher-income clientele.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
The post was the latest stab at cultural relevance by the White House, which commonly skews hit songs or artists of the moment in MAGA-leaning fashion, often to the chagrin of the musicians themselves.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026
If your bubbling or fizzing mixture produced a small reaction, your soil sample skews more toward the neutral end of the alkaline or acidic spectrum.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
But when a sector’s leadership skews heavily toward one profile, the organizational consequences become predictable—and often invisible from the inside.
—Patrick Jinks, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
If your taste skews more bright and bold, consider turning down the volume for now.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 21 May 2026
Kuna skews younger than Ada County as a whole, and households on average have more kids.
—Mark Dee
may 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2026
One wonders if this is because his clientele skews a bit older than, say, Jean’s, a restaurant and club in downtown Manhattan that always seems crowded with glamorous women in their early twenties.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Patients pay out of pocket for full-body scans, genetic testing, hormone optimization and anti-aging treatments — which is part of why the industry skews toward higher-income clientele.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
The post was the latest stab at cultural relevance by the White House, which commonly skews hit songs or artists of the moment in MAGA-leaning fashion, often to the chagrin of the musicians themselves.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026
If your bubbling or fizzing mixture produced a small reaction, your soil sample skews more toward the neutral end of the alkaline or acidic spectrum.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skews
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The coordination hubs within states will need to triage gaps in basic AI fluency, such as using AI for daily life, to more advanced AI proficiency that tilts more towards skill development for using AI at work or building AI systems and infrastructure.—
Shalin Jyotishi,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The sturdy kickstand tilts through 90 degrees and it can be rotated to portrait mode and stand safely that way.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2026
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Catching shifts early increases awareness of how your state influences your behavior.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Water influences every aspect of our lives through a delicate cycle that transforms liquid water into vapor and back again.—
David Boutt,
The Conversation,
26 May 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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But Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed almost immediately veers off into wild subplots about murder, corruption, and corporate malfeasance, as if to emphasize that low-level romance scams are just the tip of the internet’s fetid iceberg.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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In a recent 2020 study, even neutral words were processed by participants differently depending on whether they were placed in a positive or negative context, revealing that prior emotional tone biases how future information is received.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Each of their characters has their foibles but neither ever leans unlikable.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Gavin, 13 at the time, leans his head on Jackson’s shoulder and holds his hand.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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