as in uneven
inclined or twisted to one side
the shutters that still remained on the run-down old house were all awry
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as in wrong
off the desired or intended path or course
their plans for an outdoor wedding went awry when they got a freak hailstorm the night before
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Adjective
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Avoid the uneven, unpaved roads on more untouched stretches of the island by skirting around the shores, especially to destinations like Secret Beach.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025 -
Rainfall totals this winter have been even more uneven.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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But the relatively high frequency of these moments at Chelsea in 2024-25 suggests something systemic is going wrong in Maresca’s team.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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No beat-matching and no way to go wrong—just stretch out and let Mari Maurice’s bowing wrap you up in ambient-orchestral spiderweb.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
2 Dec. 2024
Adverb
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Those questions gave an early indication that the trial was going badly for CNN.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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Many nonprofit and academic studies blame it on the slashing of crucial federal social-aid and housing programs under Reagan’s watch, while others say the bigger problem is that government money meant for the poor gets sucked up in bureaucracy or badly diverted.—
Kevin Fagan,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Workers reported bent rafters, crooked columns and snapped cables before the building collapsed, according to OSHA.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2025
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The larger-than-life writer-director plays the dupe, an Irish sailor who falls head over heels in confounded lust for Elsa (Hayworth), the enigmatic wife of a crooked lawyer (Everett Sloane), recently arrived in New York from Shanghai.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Orlando’s Franz Wagner would’ve been in play here, but his mid-December oblique injury has limited him to 25 games.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Bosa made the Pro Bowl this season, but had issues with oblique injuries, missed two games and had nine sacks — his fewest in a non-injury season since his rookie year.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Awry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awry. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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