as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side
he could see that the ropes had gotten all skewed in the collision
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as in veered
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 influenced
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 skewed
John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
This ratio will almost certainly get more skewed toward Starlink, too; back in 2019, when the first Starlink satellites were launched, SpaceX filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for up to 30,000 additional satellites.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Kishan looked set to score a century but skewed a return catch to fast bowler Sandeep Sharma in the 14th over.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The numbers are a little skewed by the fact that there were three all-San Diego first-round games in Division 2.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
This ratio will almost certainly get more skewed toward Starlink, too; back in 2019, when the first Starlink satellites were launched, SpaceX filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for up to 30,000 additional satellites.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
Interest after the Gaza war skewed toward people in their twenties and thirties.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Kishan looked set to score a century but skewed a return catch to fast bowler Sandeep Sharma in the 14th over.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skewed
Adjective
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California Democrats got so good at gerrymandering that by the 1980s, the wildly tilted maps had become a political issue themselves.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Escalade also offers a large head up display and a tilted control panel to provide quick access to climate and other functions.—
Scotty Reiss,
Parents,
24 Feb. 2026
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Harrowing body camera video shows the terrifying moments a California police officer was allegedly kidnapped by an armed robbery suspect and forced to shoot him in the leg as the pair veered down a local roadway.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Colorado’s Republican Party has veered dangerously to the right, and its lawsuit aims to protect that maneuver by flexing its power over our elections.—
Kent Thiry,
Denver Post,
27 Apr. 2026
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Though Baudelaire was influenced by Poe’s macabre imagination, decadence never developed its own school in nineteenth-century America, then still a young country.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The guests, influenced by a secondhand spirit of festivity, ordered a round of Melonades, a refreshing, bittersweet concoction of vodka, lemon, and cantaloupe, topped with a heap of crushed ice.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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And the uneven availability cost him a chance to fully adjust to his new role within the organization.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Heavy rain can wash away grass seed and cause uneven growth or bare spots in your lawn.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
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The water will either puddle on top or run off if the site is sloped.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
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Its right legs leaned so severely that the whole top sloped.—
Noz Nozawa,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some officers are biased, aggressively asking overly personal questions, attempting to provoke you.—
Jack Bernard,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The dealer argued in court that the arbitrator was biased.—
Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The crooked lawyer, played by Bridget Regan, on ABC's police procedural series, died in the penultimate episode of Season 8 in a dramatic cliffhanger ahead of next week's finale.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The willow out front, where the children used to play, was thick and crooked with age.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Now that’s out of reach for most people between student debt and home prices and the economy slanted toward the very, very top one per cent.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Opponents slanted their protections toward him all season.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Skewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewed. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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