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as in to tilt
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 to influence
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 skew
The Cedarshed Western Red Cedar Ranch House Storage Shed skews more toward a tiny home than a place for stashing gardening tools thanks to its inviting, cabin-style appearance and plethora of charming features like a porch and flower boxes.
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Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Outfit 5 This look shows how the same cardigan-and–white T-shirt combination can easily skew sporty without losing its style factor.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Income, location, frailty, and more could bias certain patients towards a morning or afternoon time, skewing the results of retrospective studies.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
County residents are skewing older, too, and fewer of them are children.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
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Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Outfit 5 This look shows how the same cardigan-and–white T-shirt combination can easily skew sporty without losing its style factor.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Income, location, frailty, and more could bias certain patients towards a morning or afternoon time, skewing the results of retrospective studies.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
County residents are skewing older, too, and fewer of them are children.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skew
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At one point, the individual appears to tilt their head away from a doorbell camera, hold a flashlight in their mouth and attempt to cover the lens with a gloved hand and what looked like part of a plant pulled from the yard.—
Bradford Betz , Matt Finn,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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In one of the videos, the person tilts their head downward while walking through the home’s front archway.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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While Hadari is rebranding as YH Studios, his creative voice remains unchanged, clearly influenced by Browne in his fusion of the sartorial with the slightly psychotic.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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OpenAI underlined that the ads won’t influence ChatGPT’s answers and will be separate and clearly labeled.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Police vans behind a temporary metal fence secured the road to the athletes’ village, but the protesters veered away, continuing their apparent route toward the Santagiulia venue.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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She's especially drawn to cool gray tones at the moment, which can make for a nice compromise for anyone who's looking to veer away from white yet isn't quite sold on deep black.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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Parents can answer questions about their child — such as in the National Survey of Children’s Health — but can be biased or misinterpret questions, especially if English isn’t their first language.—
Makiya Seminera,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors conflict-of-interest standard asks authors to report relationships and activities that might bias, or be seen to bias, their work, and has become a common reference across journals.—
Ian Reardon,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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The cars were situated on a little plateau, almost a peninsula, surrounded on three sides by downward sloping terrain.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Low fence markers can be seen outlining the building zone along Route 2, which slopes along open land, wooded patches and some ravines.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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His thoughts on the subject came in response to a defense argument that the state case may prejudice Mangione during his federal trial.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Mangione's lawyers argue the charges enabling prosecutors to seek capital punishment are technically flawed and that the government prejudiced Mangione by publicly declaring its intent before obtaining an indictment.—
MICHAEL R. SISAK,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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Bashar is on the left, his body slightly angled away, his face uneasy.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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Now imagine the same with some of those teary eyes angled down toward glowing screens, while others frame the bride with their phones.—
Nikita Khanna,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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But if the old system was slanted by strategic interests, the new one has keeled over in pursuit of them.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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My art is unhung, slanted against the wall.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Skew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skew. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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