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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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This journey is often deeply influenced by the unique dynamics and values of each family.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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This is because other factors also influence hurricane formation, such as dry air or dust in the atmosphere, the presence of El Niño or La Niña, along with long periods of sinking air or strong wind shear, Belles said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Authorities believe Souza was traveling on the highway when the truck veered and landed in the river, Fox2 reported.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Several looks veered away from tradition and were not a typical bridal white.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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While there are some multilingual resources relevant to bias, they're often based on machine translation as opposed to actual translations from people who speak the language, who are embedded in the culture, and who can understand the kind of biases at play.—
Reece Rogers,
Wired News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Because much of that training data is in English, specifically the American dialect, AI models tend to be biased toward the perspectives captured in that language.—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the garden, children played fetch with the Ambassador’s herding dog, who scurried up and down the sloping grass, underneath cherry trees in full bloom.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Mix course sand and organic material such as pine bark or leaf mold into the backfill soil and slope the soil up to the edges of the rootball.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2025
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Mangione's attorneys also claim New York City Mayor Eric Adams and law enforcement officials have leaked sensitive information in the case, including during television interviews and articles in newspaper and magazines, ultimately prejudicing his right to a fair trial.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 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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De Bruyne’s relentless creativity in the final third has thrived over the years Manchester, at the heart of a team that can control the ball close to goal, with dangerous runs angled towards goal from talented attacking players.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The remedy phase of Google's antitrust trial is underway, with the government angling to realign Google's business after the company was ruled a search monopolist.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 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 9 May. 2025.
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