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: distorted from a true value or symmetrical form
problematic polling methods that resulted in skewed data
… a series of orange and yellow skewed shapes with mesh squares of different sizes …—
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: deviating from what is normal, direct, or accurate
The treatment will later attempt to correct the anorexic's skewed [=distorted] perceptions about her body.—Daniel Goleman
Daniel GolemanMore broadly, some critics argue our über-emphasis on sports shows a skewed set of priorities.—Kase Wickman et al.
Kase Wickman et al.This issue of control, and of the price paid for following the sometimes skewed road leading toward self-invention, is among the themes now being grappled with by Mary Harron …—The New Yorker
The New YorkerAllowing even for my invariably skewed sense of direction, and the dark and sinuous roads that had delivered me to my door the night before, navigating the property is a challenge.—Nancy Novogrod
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he could see that the ropes had gotten all skewed in the collision
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But the boundaries between land and sea are often skewed.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The surge in wealth, particularly in the stock market, also has skewed benefits, mostly tilting toward those with the resources to buy stocks.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
The latest lawsuit reiterates many of the points made in the New York Times suit, arguing that the full record shows that Lively’s suit offered a skewed version of events.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
The composition recalls the famous arrangers of twentieth-century life—Norman Rockwell, Gordon Parks, Terrence Malick—but skewed.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The surge in wealth, particularly in the stock market, also has skewed benefits, mostly tilting toward those with the resources to buy stocks.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
The latest lawsuit reiterates many of the points made in the New York Times suit, arguing that the full record shows that Lively’s suit offered a skewed version of events.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
The composition recalls the famous arrangers of twentieth-century life—Norman Rockwell, Gordon Parks, Terrence Malick—but skewed.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Skewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skewed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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