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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
Nancy NovogrodExamples of skewed in a Sentence
he could see that the ropes had gotten all skewed in the collision
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Authoritarians seek to erase the past and create their own skewed national narrative.
—John Leguizamo, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
The rival software company’s salesperson, feeling pressure to win the sale and hit their numbers for the quarter, might give a much higher discount than usual, leaving the person who is unethically seeking information with a skewed understanding of that company’s pricing.
—Chris Mele, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Her structural silhouettes, from pipe cleaner knitwear appearing to unravel to a coat’s skewed proportions, captured a child’s whimsical, shifting ideas of adulthood — and vice versa.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
But the lack of transparency around advances and sales, combined with sensational stories like Reid’s, leads to a skewed perception of what success looks like for a typical author, McGrath says.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 15 May 2025
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John Leguizamo, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
The rival software company’s salesperson, feeling pressure to win the sale and hit their numbers for the quarter, might give a much higher discount than usual, leaving the person who is unethically seeking information with a skewed understanding of that company’s pricing.
—Chris Mele, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Her structural silhouettes, from pipe cleaner knitwear appearing to unravel to a coat’s skewed proportions, captured a child’s whimsical, shifting ideas of adulthood — and vice versa.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
But the lack of transparency around advances and sales, combined with sensational stories like Reid’s, leads to a skewed perception of what success looks like for a typical author, McGrath says.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 15 May 2025
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“Skewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skewed. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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