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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 Dow’s recent struggles are getting a lot of attention, but investors need to remember that the 30-stock gauge has some major limitations that skew its headline performance.
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Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
Something too young for them may be boring, while something that skews too old can lead to frustration.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
Weight loss drugs are also pricey, which may skew data on who is able to access the treatment.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
But job gains this year have skewed toward lower-paying sectors like government, education and health care, and leisure and hospitality.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 9 Dec. 2024
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Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
Something too young for them may be boring, while something that skews too old can lead to frustration.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
Weight loss drugs are also pricey, which may skew data on who is able to access the treatment.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
But job gains this year have skewed toward lower-paying sectors like government, education and health care, and leisure and hospitality.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skew
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Davis said before tilting his head and staring into the camera with a serious look.Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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For minorities, the risk-reward calculus still tilts in favor of playing.Beryl Rosenstein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Fed rate sets what banks charge each other for overnight lending but also influences consumer debt, including mortgages, credit cards and auto loans. 3.Kristian Burt, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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This nostalgic imagery wasn’t only influenced by a Western audience: Japan itself actively promoted it.Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Labeling articles as veering too much to the left or to the right, would mean having clear, unambiguous data on what can be considered belonging to the former or to the latter, and weighting them fairly and appropriately, which is no easy task.Federico Guerrini, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The speech veered away from the blunt partisan politics that had dominated Mr. Obama’s most recent public appearances.Julie Bosman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Nearly half of those surveyed maintain that the media’s coverage of the election was biased, with 57 percent of that subset stating the Fourth Estate was biased against Trump and Republicans.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
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This biases the data, especially at economic turning points.Robert Barone, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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The pattern occurs when an asset’s 50-day moving average rises above its 200-day moving average, and analysts typically want to see the 200-day upwardly sloping as well.Nick Wells,Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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Located roughly an hour away by car, Great Basin National Park officially earned its current status in 1986, with just over 75,000 acres of sloping hills and craggy caverns to explore.Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Such a hasty announcement prejudiced the police investigations.Heraldo Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2013
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Newsweek reported Combs and his attorneys first filed a motion for the gag order last month, arguing that public statements could prejudice a potential jury.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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That group's funding represents a small fraction of the more than $200 million Musk spent in the 2024 election cycle, most of it through his super PAC intended to elect Trump, a signal of the influence wealthy people are angling to wield in U.S. politics and Trump's incoming administration.MEG KINNARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Howard Lutnick Howard Lutnick, who is the co-chair for Trump’s transition team, was picked for Commerce secretary after angling for the Treasury top job.Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
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The slanting afternoon light lends his ascent a spooky, otherworldly glow.Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Hoskins said the city law is slanted toward tenants and should be more balanced.David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Skew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skew. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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