1
as in to distort
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
screwed up his face at the taste of the medicine
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2
as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
managed to screw his siblings out of their share of the inheritance
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screw
Verb
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Over time, that line has been distorted beyond recognition, used more to silence churches than to protect them.—
Lauren Cooley,
Sun Sentinel,
21 July 2025 -
First, Jane Street intentionally distorted the less liquid cash market to profit on the more liquid options market.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 July 2025
Verb
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When cold fronts and other weather systems come along, that moisture can get wrung out, like squeezing a water-laden sponge, yielding heavy and often highly localized downpours.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
20 July 2025
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Capitalism, which generously expanded classical recording, could abruptly squeeze it, even destroy it.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
Verb
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After his first round of the treatment in 2021, he was left deformed.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Slight temperature changes can deform the mirror, causing the image to blur, but 232 actuators behind the mirrors help to nudge everything back into focus.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Two cars owned by Penske, were forced to start from the back of this year’s Indy 500 because of a cheating scandal.—
Bill Koenig,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The cheating rumors were intensified online, but what is the truth?—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
29 July 2025
Verb
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Fortunately, there wasn’t any friendly fire as Warren tried to contort his body to make the catch, but Venturi doesn’t hold back on Richardson.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Grace contorts his body in all types of somersaults to check on another person on the ship, who hasn’t made it from the looks of their pale, stiff body.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
26 July 2025
Verb
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The app uses a smartphone microphone to pick up the frequency of the belt as it's plucked like a guitar string.—
Eric Bangeman,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Versant will be led by CEO Mark Lazarus, chief financial officer and chief operating officer Anand Kini, and chairman David Novak; other senior executives will be plucked from the ranks of NBCUniversal. Cable channel E!—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Cyrus pulled her dark brown tresses into the half-up, half-down hairdo, leaving her short, thick fringe flat against her forehead while longer side pieces curled in front of her ears.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
22 July 2025
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When the sun comes out, so does the French curl braiding hair.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
22 July 2025
Verb
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One of those sticking points has been a mammoth bond issue that is being pitched to voters in the November election.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
22 July 2025
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Thompson will need to prove the most in this area to stick, as well.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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“Screw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screw. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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