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Meanings of skew in English

Catalan
desviar

Turn or place at an angle.

desviar

Having an oblique or slanting direction or position.

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Examples for "skewed"
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One particular paragraph stands out as a prime example of skewed thinking.
The Irish Times
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Nixon skewed the process, however, by substituting political ideology for judicial independence.
True compass: a memoir
3
The Labour and Greens parties said that advice was skewed and wrong.
Radio NZ
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Many U.S. companies' reported results have been skewed by the law's impact.
Reuters
5
Five minutes after that, another skewed shot flew a long way over.
The Guardian
Usage of skew in English
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That proves less true today, though the sentiment doesn't necessarily skew negative.
Wired
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Mind you, the studios still skew their thinking towards the home country.
The Irish Times
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But the evidence is clear that the females can skew it somehow.
BBC
4
Does this skew the view of this important part of the world?
Radio NZ
5
The Tories will skew public spending in favour of the private sector.
The Guardian
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As is the case with all writers, moods sometimes skew their opinions.
The Irish Times
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For the same reason, ventilation shafts were also engineered on the skew.
The world without us
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Parasitic helminths evade, skew and dampen human immune responses through numerous mechanisms.
Pubmed
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The 37-year-old Watson, a relative veteran in comparison, would skew the picture.
The Guardian
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John Carter, with its family skew, faces a tougher challenge on weekdays.
The Guardian
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April has three fewer selling days than last year, which can skew results.
Reuters
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America doesn't need more political officials who skew science to fit personal beliefs.
Wired
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Now imagine normalizing the second population such that this age skew is eliminated.
The emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer
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Critics said the study's methods skew the reported U.S. tax rates paid upward.
Reuters
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Cregan said, There was one year we had an angel that went skew-ways.
The Irish Times
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Mr Cormick said the new target could skew what teachers teach.
Radio NZ
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Skew through the time
Skew across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common