as in deformation
the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition
the warping of the door frame over the years means there's always a draft now
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as in distorting
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
the faulty English translation really warps the meaning of the original Russian text
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as in deteriorating
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
claims that violent movies warp the values of our young people
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as in deforming
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
freezing warped the plastic, and now the cover won't fit
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Recent Examples of warping
Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Exposing them to broiler temperatures can cause warping, coating breakdown, and even safety hazards if the surface starts to flake.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
The study is an intriguing approach to probing the subtle warping of the outer solar system, said Batygin, a professor of planetary science at Caltech who has written numerous studies on Planet Nine but did not participate in the Planet Y research.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Low humidity can cause cracking or warping.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Even slight bulges or warping can break dense connections.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2024
Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Some customers noticed warping or bubbling of the backing material over time.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Made from carbon steel with a durable nonstick coating, these pans are built to resist warping and make cleanup easy.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
This is the most spectacular form of gravitational lensing in which the gravity of a foreground object — in this case a massive elliptical galaxy — is warping space.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Plus, it’s made from a water- and UV-resistant resin material to prevent warping and fading.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Once the familiar franchise fog creeps into town, a wave of red spider lilies crashes behind it, warping Ebisugaoka and its inhabitants with a sickly red and pink glow.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Annual inspections, particularly in wet rooms, are recommended to check for signs of warping, swelling, odor, and water damage.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
Laminate is particularly susceptible to warping from moisture.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
Paint will degrade over time in unregulated temperatures, especially as weather fluctuates for the seasons, and electronics will collect condensation in their circuit boards, internal pieces, and electrical equipment—all of which will cause warping and corrosion over time.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Exposing them to broiler temperatures can cause warping, coating breakdown, and even safety hazards if the surface starts to flake.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
The study is an intriguing approach to probing the subtle warping of the outer solar system, said Batygin, a professor of planetary science at Caltech who has written numerous studies on Planet Nine but did not participate in the Planet Y research.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Low humidity can cause cracking or warping.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Even slight bulges or warping can break dense connections.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2024
Verb
The English Wikipedia is now roughly 93 times bigger than Encyclopædia Britannica, the shelf-warping print leviathan that fascinated him as a child.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Some customers noticed warping or bubbling of the backing material over time.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Made from carbon steel with a durable nonstick coating, these pans are built to resist warping and make cleanup easy.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
This is the most spectacular form of gravitational lensing in which the gravity of a foreground object — in this case a massive elliptical galaxy — is warping space.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Plus, it’s made from a water- and UV-resistant resin material to prevent warping and fading.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Once the familiar franchise fog creeps into town, a wave of red spider lilies crashes behind it, warping Ebisugaoka and its inhabitants with a sickly red and pink glow.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Annual inspections, particularly in wet rooms, are recommended to check for signs of warping, swelling, odor, and water damage.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
Laminate is particularly susceptible to warping from moisture.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warping
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Asurvey of three species of octopuses from Europe and the Americas catalogued a total of 6,781 arm deformations.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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Their anisotropic molecular structure allows precise shape changes and, in the case of CLCEs, structural color changes under mechanical deformation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Over the summer, officials in Turkey — where the lawsuit says some of the allegedly fraudulent Drake streams originated — started investigating Spotify over several allegations, including bribes for playlist placement and bot streams distorting domestic charts.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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Other factors may also be distorting reports of public support for political violence.—
Ryan Kennedy,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Instead, the property has passed hands from private owner to private owner, hidden from view off a lonely winding road, slowly deteriorating over the years.—
Amanda Rosa
October 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Grid operators are warning of steep increases in electricity demand for the first time in decades, leading utilities to race to expand capacity by reviving plans for natural-gas plants or building new ones, and, in some regions, even extending the life of deteriorating coal facilities.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The membrane bottleneck Most TFC membranes today can handle about 15-20 bar pressure before deforming.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Personal remembrance becomes interwoven with political fiction, historical fact, and mythological distortion in the flood of stories that customarily follows a war.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The last quarter of the eighteenth century was a pre-democratic era, and all efforts to read a Jacksonian or Tocquevillian faith in the wisdom of the common man into the American founding are misleading distortions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The settlement alleged that TFG Holding violated state consumer protection laws by misrepresenting the price consumers could expect to pay for products advertised on the company’s websites.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Evans also paid a $62,500 fine to the State of Colorado for misrepresenting the hand sanitizer.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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The local politicians like Mayor Wu who are staying mum are just compounding cronyism and degrading the livability of the neighborhood.—
Lou Murray,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Rain, wind gusts, birds and other atmospheric surprises during low-altitude flight might alter the inflowing air to the cruise missile, degrading the reactor.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Seasonal activities are planned according to guest request and include curling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and ice skating on nearby Lake Placid.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Mora scored twice against Spain to rescue a draw in the group stage, first skipping into the box after a nutmeg and a neat one-two and curling into the corner before a snapshot volley at the far post.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Warping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warping. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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