skewed

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verb

past tense of skew
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as in influenced
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 skewed
Adjective
And the pandemic that follow skewed some of the inflationary aspects of the tariffs — many of which remained in place during the Biden administration. David Goldman, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025 This led to a workload too heavily skewed in Singletary’s direction, with Tracy ultimately more than doubling his workload and production. Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
Even her sense of identity is skewed during the show. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024 Most of today’s longevity estimates are probably skewed by an overrepresentation of younger whales, the team writes in the paper. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for skewed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skewed
Adjective
  • The main story is very strangely uneven, the routes and caves are often straight pathways with little in them, and none of it is really difficult at all.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The formula’s thicker consistency also smooths the nail out, filling in any ridges and uneven texture of the polish.
    Siena Gagliano, Allure, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The people here prefer to be crooked while pretending to be holy.
    Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
  • My tween self wrote a letter to myself stating that my ideal person would have a crooked smile, a sense of humor, honest eyes and a creative palate.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • As spring training was beginning, Walker suffered a low-grade oblique injury.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Listen to this article PEORIA, Ariz. — Matt Waldron didn’t even want to think about what a severe oblique injury would mean.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025

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“Skewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewed. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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