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: distorted from a true value or symmetrical form
problematic polling methods that resulted in skewed data
… a series of orange and yellow skewed shapes with mesh squares of different sizes …—
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: deviating from what is normal, direct, or accurate
The treatment will later attempt to correct the anorexic's skewed [=distorted] perceptions about her body.—Daniel Goleman
Daniel GolemanMore broadly, some critics argue our über-emphasis on sports shows a skewed set of priorities.—Kase Wickman et al.
Kase Wickman et al.This issue of control, and of the price paid for following the sometimes skewed road leading toward self-invention, is among the themes now being grappled with by Mary Harron …—The New Yorker
The New YorkerAllowing even for my invariably skewed sense of direction, and the dark and sinuous roads that had delivered me to my door the night before, navigating the property is a challenge.—Nancy Novogrod
Nancy NovogrodExamples of skewed in a Sentence
he could see that the ropes had gotten all skewed in the collision
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In the film, Sonny’s furious tinpot Marxism is part of his skewed reality.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
The other sign of a skewed demographic came on Saturday, with the release of CPAC’s famous straw poll.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
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
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
The other sign of a skewed demographic came on Saturday, with the release of CPAC’s famous straw poll.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
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
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“Skewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skewed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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