skew
verb
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skewed;
skewing;
skews
Definition of skew
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: to make, set, or cut on the skew
2
: to distort especially from a true value or symmetrical form
skew
adjectiveDefinition of skew (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: set, placed, or running obliquely : slanting
2
: more developed on one side or in one direction than another : not symmetrical
skew
nounDefinition of skew (Entry 3 of 3)
: a deviation from a straight line : slant
Examples of skew in a Sentence
Verb
They were accused of skewing the facts to fit their theory. He accused them of skewing the rules in their favor.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
And because their data comes from people with cancer, there’s a concern that the analysis may be skewed. — Michael Erard, Quartz, "How a doctor and a linguist are using AI to better talk to dying patients," 3 Sep. 2019 In July, Trump expressed concerns about the process and whether it was skewed in Amazon’s favor. — James Bandler, ProPublica, "How Amazon and Silicon Valley Seduced the Pentagon," 22 Aug. 2019 This skewed arrangement sometimes meant workers making $14 an hour were doing the same job at the same time as workers making more than twice that. — Sarah Jaffe, The New Republic, "The Road Not Taken," 24 June 2019 The site’s fiction — mostly YA, fan fiction, and romance — became popular among Wattpad’s users, who generally skew female (70% of the site’s 70 million monthly users are women between the ages of 13 to 35). — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "How To Write A Book On Your Phone & Get 1 Billion Readers & A Movie Deal," 15 June 2019 For proof, look to Dakota Johnson, who last night leveraged her own lash-skimming bangs for a buoyant updo that skewed just the right amount of retro. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "Dakota Johnson Puts a ’70s Spin on the Power Ponytail," 2 Aug. 2019 Every state apportions its legislative seats on the basis of total population, and prisoners aren’t the only group that can skew that figure. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "How Prisons Inflate Rural Voters’ Power," 2 Aug. 2019 With its Democratic city center and a surrounding rural area that skews Republican, Racine County is known for swinging from one party to another, serving as a national bellwether in predicting the outcome of presidential races. — Stephanie Saul, New York Times, "In Wisconsin Swing District, a Range of Views on Immigration," 31 July 2019 There typically is a first-year kiss of success for Dolphins coaches that skew what follows. — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, "Hyde: Will down be up? Bad be good? How to preview a Dolphins season unlike any other? | Commentary," 20 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
While the William Morris wallpaper and textured chenille sofa skew conservative, the accessories—like an African fertility statue and voluptuous crystal sculpture of the female form—do not. — Ingela Ratledge Amundson, WSJ, "12 TV Series Whose Sets Will Intoxicate Design-Minded People," 21 June 2019 FireTV’s global skew, though, may lead Disney to push harder in any negotiations. — David Z. Morris, Fortune, "Disney’s New Streaming Service Will Be Unavailable on the World’s Most Popular Streaming Devices," 19 Aug. 2019 There are other touches of fun that reflect the youthful skew of this and every other presidential campaign staff: There are a couple of scooters which staff use to speed from one part of the spread-out space to another. — Victoria Mcgrane, BostonGlobe.com, "Running a presidential campaign by the books," 19 Aug. 2019 The CEOs of Vision Fund portfolio companies (which skew towards the transportation sector) will reportedly meet in Los Angeles next month. — David Meyer, Fortune, "The Word of 2019 Isn’t ‘Plastics’: CEO Daily," 13 Aug. 2019 That's in part because of its telenovela underpinnings and the younger audience skew of the CW network, which isn't a particularly good fit with the award-voter demographic. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "'Jane the Virgin' closes the book with pitch-perfect finale," 31 July 2019 Hiring by ideological criteria is an imperfect answer to universities’ leftist skew. — Steven F. Hayward, WSJ, "A Campus Welcomes Conservatives," 24 June 2019 And there’s an enormous class skew to the distribution, with more upscale Republicans being dramatically more consistently conservative. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "A new survey shows how economic policy divides the GOP and unites Democrats," 11 June 2019 The new skew Like Xinjiang Taste is open in Hacienda Heights. — Hadley Tomicki, latimes.com, "Go Get Em Tiger’s new DTLA location serves up burgers; Marugame Udon opens at the Bloc," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'skew.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for skew
skew
verb
English Language Learners Definition of skew
: to change (something) so that it is not true or accurate
: to make (something) favor a particular group of people in a way that is unfair
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