warps 1 of 2

noun

plural of warp
as in foundations
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests an unshakable belief in the essential goodness of humankind is the warp of his philosophy

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warps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of warp
1
as in distorts
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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2
as in degrades
to lower in character, dignity, or quality claims that violent movies warp the values of our young people

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3
as in deforms
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 warps
Verb
The intensity of his sexuality warps his mind, while the mandate of secrecy feeds his paranoia. — Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026 James warps the landscape around him, bends everything to his will and talents. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026 While this motion typically crushes or warps regular sneakers, these shoes bounce right back into their original shape, damage-free. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 Shifting baseline syndrome warps our understanding of the world. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 Yet this thing warps decisions at every level, quietly pulling good companies toward mediocrity and worse. — Kyle Westaway, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 However, even for the Rimbaud-faithful in the crowd, Wang never seems satisfied with rote presentation, and warps the confines of his form with magnificent imagination. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 2 June 2026 Gerrymandering warps the balance of minority and majority rights. — Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026 Michael begins in 1966 and warps up to 1988. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warps
  1. foundations
  2. distorts
  3. degrades
  4. deforms
  5. cornerstones
  6. misrepresents
  7. corrupts
  8. contorts
Noun
  • Some need to be put back and dealt with later; others become the foundations of your build.
    — Rosie Guest, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Additional funds are raised through philanthropic foundations, individuals and corporate partners such as Pacsun.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of foundations
Verb
  • The narrative that choice schools funnel funds away from local districts distorts Connecticut public school funding.
    — Leonard Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of wiping firmware, an adversary nudges a setpoint, edits a protection parameter, distorts a sensor feed—or shows the operator a calm screen while the equipment tears itself apart.
    — Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of distorts
Verb
  • These are exactly the kinds of workflows where human attention degrades over time and for which automation and AI are ideally suited.
    — Tal Lev-Ami, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But because niobium diselenide degrades rapidly in air, scientists have not been able to reliably fabricate devices at the wafer scale.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of degrades
Verb
  • Working on his audio venture makes Jacob more narcissistic and less socially competent; the podcast deforms his understanding of what friends are for.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Beneath that sits a tough magnesium alloy layer, followed by a hyper-elastic foam that deforms heavily to swallow the brunt of the kinetic shock waves.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of deforms
Noun
  • Both candidates see modernizing the office’s systems and expanding access to the public as cornerstones of their campaigns.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
  • While wine dinners and traditional tasting events remain cornerstones of NYCWFF, today's audiences are just as excited by specialty coffee, food creators, and experiences built around specific cuisines and communities.
    — Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cornerstones
Verb
  • Still, that correction has been used to manipulate the study data in a way that significantly misrepresents miscarriage risk associated with Covid-19 vaccinations.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The student still needs enough subject knowledge to tell a sound argument from a merely plausible one, to notice a missing source, or to recognize that a polished chart misrepresents its data.
    — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of misrepresents
Verb
  • Forgetting his bond with the land, Mariano awakens the Ch’iqmi, a dark force that corrupts his people.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • One nanny will try to get to the bottom of it before all the partying, power and privilege corrupts her.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of corrupts
Verb
  • Monk’s music contorts into an ecstatic dance, one more befitting of a ritual trance state than a night at the Five Spot.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
  • Bridges contorts his body, and jacks up an errant layup, but the play isn’t done there.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of contorts

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