as in uneven
inclined or twisted to one side
the portrait in the foyer was lopsided, so I straightened it while I was waiting
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Recent Examples of lopsided
Kalani Brown scores 21 points and top-seeded Baylor overwhelms much smaller Texas Southern 119-30, the most lopsided women’s NCAA Tournament game.
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Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
The White House has cited several examples of especially lopsided tariffs: Brazil taxes ethanol imports, including America’s, at 18%, but the U.S. tariff on ethanol is just 2.5%.
—Christopher Rugaber, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
Sunday, the Suns suffered their most lopsided loss of the season, a 39-point thrashing at the hands of the Houston Rockets.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
According to oddsmakers, the most lopsided matchup of Friday night's four Sweet 16 might be 5-seed Michigan vs. 1-seed Auburn in the South Region.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
The White House has cited several examples of especially lopsided tariffs: Brazil taxes ethanol imports, including America’s, at 18%, but the U.S. tariff on ethanol is just 2.5%.
—Christopher Rugaber, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
Sunday, the Suns suffered their most lopsided loss of the season, a 39-point thrashing at the hands of the Houston Rockets.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
According to oddsmakers, the most lopsided matchup of Friday night's four Sweet 16 might be 5-seed Michigan vs. 1-seed Auburn in the South Region.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopsided
Adjective
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But also undeniable is the Heat receiving tangible depth from the Plan B trade with Butler, depth that arguably had previously been lacking amid the uneven seasons of Terry Rozier and Jaime Jaquez Jr., as well as depth compromised by the broken hand of Nikola Jovic.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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After running out of steam with the uneven 1992 sister albums Lucky Town and Human Touch, Springsteen spent most of the decade raising his kids and tentatively circling a reunion with the E Street Band while searching for new directions.—
Ryan Leas,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Katt's other notable roles included that of teacher Harry Senate on the school drama Boston Public, crooked finance associate Greg Weinstein in Boiler Room, and detective Frank Duggar in Speakeasy.—
Kat Stinson,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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He’s been dropping tapes nonstop since 2022, as his method is really to flood the internet with his motivation music and unglamorous crime epics full of crooked cops, lookout boys, dealers, dope fiends, tricks, and urban decay.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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With McNeil out with an oblique strain, Baty has a chance to make the Opening Day roster as a second baseman.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Wisconsin voters are evenly divided politically, but representation in the U.S. House is skewed to favor the GOP.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
6 Apr. 2025
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And with grocery store prices increasing, buying food, especially healthy food, is a major concern, one that skewed voters in the 2024 election.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
29 Mar. 2025
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