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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 Bulgarian, known for his serene disposition and velvet touch, ranks as the top goalscorer in sub-zero matches with nine goals — although five of these came in Manchester United’s 7-1 mauling of Blackburn Rovers in November 2010, skewing the results somewhat.
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Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Chill will hang on in the Northeast Looking ahead, later in March and into April, parts of the Northeast, Great Lakes and Northwest may skew a little cooler than average, according to the Weather Company.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Darden Restaurants management on Thursday talked positively about their expectations for casual dining — views that skew bullish for Club name Texas Roadhouse .
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
There are fewer jobs in manufacturing and more jobs in fields that have historically skewed female, such as education and health care.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025
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Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Chill will hang on in the Northeast Looking ahead, later in March and into April, parts of the Northeast, Great Lakes and Northwest may skew a little cooler than average, according to the Weather Company.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Darden Restaurants management on Thursday talked positively about their expectations for casual dining — views that skew bullish for Club name Texas Roadhouse .
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
There are fewer jobs in manufacturing and more jobs in fields that have historically skewed female, such as education and health care.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skew
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Neck Stretch: Slowly tilt your head toward one shoulder, holding for a few seconds, then switch to the other side.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The findings could shine a light on the origin of the planet's strange magnetic field, and why it is tilted.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Not so long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, Alfonso Cuarón was unintentionally influencing the future of the Star Wars franchise.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Yet the case stands to influence legal challenges to the Liberation Day tariffs, too, because the President relied on the same mechanism for both the earlier and more recent tariff announcements, declaring a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, of 1977.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Less than two weeks later, a Learjet 35A owned by Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil, who was not on the plane, veered off the runway while landing, and crashed into a Gulfstream business jet on the ramp at Scottsdale Municipal Airport, in Arizona, and the pilot died.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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What To Know European leaders are veering away from previous plans to deploy troops to Ukraine just after Kyiv and Moscow agreed to a naval ceasefire in the Black Sea, as well as a halt on attacks against energy infrastructure targets for 30 days.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Importantly, beliefs about risk are subjective and are biased by political perspectives.—
Zachary Russell,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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Trump and other Republicans have been critical of VOA for some time, claiming the outlet is biased against conservatives in its coverage, which is broadcasted in nearly 50 languages.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
29 Mar. 2025
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From $50,000 per night Photo : Courtesy of Marina Bay Sands Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Images of Marina Bay Sands’s sloping towers are splashed across every Singapore advert around the globe.—
Katie Lockhart,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2025
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In Slovakia, the channel slopes downward towards the mansion.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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In the lawsuit against CFIUS, the companies alleged that Biden prejudiced the committee’s decision and violated the companies’ right to a fair review.—
Reuters,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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The State denied her right to due process by keeping from the jury evidence favorable to the defendant, and this suppression prejudiced her case.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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They’re designed with a push-button lid and angled spout that prevent spills.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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At 33-41, the Heat — winners of four straight — are angling to move up from the No. 10 seed in the East, with the play-in tournament approaching.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 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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From then on, the field was slanted in favor of Alvarez.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Skew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skew. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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