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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 music industry still has a long way to go in championing women as, year after year, the data consistently paints a less than optimistic picture of a business that skews overwhelmingly male, from the producers creating the hits to the executives in the c-suites.
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Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025
While some teams can skew possession stats by joylessly passing it around in their defensive third (see: every Louis Van Gaal Manchester United side), PSG had an impressive 453 touches in Villa’s attacking third during the first leg.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Depending on the manufacturer, these bikes can skew closer to people carriers (Riese & Müller, Yuba) or cargo carriers (Larry vs Harry, Omnium).
—Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Trump is already making efforts to skew elections in his favor and Republicans seem game for continuing to cut off access to the ballot.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025
While some teams can skew possession stats by joylessly passing it around in their defensive third (see: every Louis Van Gaal Manchester United side), PSG had an impressive 453 touches in Villa’s attacking third during the first leg.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Depending on the manufacturer, these bikes can skew closer to people carriers (Riese & Müller, Yuba) or cargo carriers (Larry vs Harry, Omnium).
—Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Trump is already making efforts to skew elections in his favor and Republicans seem game for continuing to cut off access to the ballot.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skew
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Transform Effects The program includes 11 picture-in-picture (PiP) presets in the Transform group under Video FX, including Angle Left and Angle Right, which tilt your video on a 3D plane.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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And then the camera tilts up from the throng of sweaty revelers to reveal a canopy of brightly glowing embers.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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Correlation With Peer Earnings Peer performance can sometimes influence a stock’s post-earnings reaction; pricing effects may even start before the announcement.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Researchers have identified 17 modifiable factors—things within your control—that can influence your risk of developing three major brain diseases: stroke, dementia, and late-life depression.—
Cathy Cassata,
Health,
24 Apr. 2025
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In conversation, de Moraes often veers between jokes and brusque legal assertions.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Densely plotted and emotional without veering into Shondaland melodrama, The Pitt follows a single 15-hour shift in an emergency department in Pittsburgh, 24 style.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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The defense had been trying to keep that phrase out of the trial, saying the roommate's description was unreliable and the description of that distinct characteristic would bias the jury.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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But the Court of Appeals ruled that that the additional witnesses biased the case and should not have been called.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2025
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Sitting at 4-under par and just over the green on the par 5 at No. 15, McIlroy chipped back onto the sloping surface and the ball rolled across the green and into the water.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Moving forward, caretakers also hope to add additional accessibility features, like sloping ramps and more flat areas with mats.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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In the motion, Mangione's legal team contends that Bondi's public statements have prejudiced any potential jury who could decide their client's fate.—
Ben Brachfeld,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Norton defined his project as a challenge to prejudice against gay people and their work.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Mar. 2025
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Brit, still processing, clocks that Kenya was angling for a full-on meltdown, trying to provoke her into playing the aggressor.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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Floating vanity mirrors are angled to reflect the hillside beyond.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The winter sunbeams slanted in their gentle way, as if coaxing color from the land, and all the brown and grey plants looked gilded in the morning light.—
Kate Siber,
Outside Online,
3 Mar. 2025
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Unlike in dictatorships, this tends to involve not overt methods like book burning but quieter techniques such as co-opting media company shareholders to slant their coverage or using limited censorship supposedly designed to fight extremism or child pornography.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Skew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skew. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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