Word Finder - skewing

definition

To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.

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To bias or distort in a particular direction.

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A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results.

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To hurl or throw.

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To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.

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To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.

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To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.

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The act of making something skewed; an alteration in a particular direction.

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unfair skewings of the evidence

I find Lipstadt's unsustainable allegations of manipulating, distorting, and skewing documents and quotations highly defamatory.

Landfill tax is driving business to dump more rubbish at council sites to avoid waste charges, thus skewing the figures.

Be careful to not allow paint to pull in the corners of the stencil or the paint may bleed under the stencil and onto the wall, skewing the design.

Not only may your computer screen be skewing the color, but you can only really be sure how a color will fit in your décor when you see it in your home, with the furniture and the lighting in the room you plan to paint.

These games are often skewing to a younger audience where girls are more likely to be casual gamers attracted to a specific license.

If the test is given directly to the child, the examiner describes what will happen during the test procedure and the parents are asked not to talk to the child during the test to avoid skewing results.

The parents are also asked not to talk to the child during the BSID test to avoid skewing results.

The show remained popular over the decades, dipping slightly in the 70s as younger skewing soap operas came on the air.