skews

verb

present tense third-person singular of skew
1
as in tilts
to depart from a straight line or course or from a middle position or value A glitch caused the image on the screen to skew to one side. This show's viewers tend to skew a little older.

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2
as in influences
to change (something) in a way that makes it unfair or inaccurate The researchers tried to anticipate any problems that might skew the results of the study. Try not to let that one negative experience skew your opinion of the restaurant.

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Recent Examples of skews Compared with other mega-chain coffee purveyors, Dutch Bros’ menu skews more bombastic and creative. — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026 Demographically, TikTok has always maintained a reputation of being most popular among Gen Z audiences, but that’s not always the case; social commerce spending actually skews higher toward Gen X and older Millennial audiences. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 Eileen of Mystic For a visit that skews more low-key, there’s Eileen of Mystic, an artist-run bed-and-breakfast inside a historic 1700s farmhouse. — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 Muted versions in smoky amber, soft blues and frosted whites offer a subtler take for home decor that skews more neutral. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026 The crowd skews toward couples and grown families in fleece, denim, and sneakers, here for quiet quality time or days packed with adventure. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026 When mandates come down in an all-office email memo with no warning or explanation, employees create their own narrative, which typically skews around mistrust or unnecessary control of leadership. — Kane Willmott, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Although Wyte said his client base skews younger, many of his older clients come in with younger family members. — Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 30 July 2026 Even if your style skews more contemporary and eclectic than traditional, this rug was designed to look right at home. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skews
  1. tilts
  2. influences
  3. veers
  4. biases
  5. leans
Verb
  • This piece then dramatically tilts down joining the rest of the track before the ride car rockets down the vertical drop.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Simashev is excellent defensively and on retrievals and tilts the ice in his favor.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of tilts
Verb
  • As the world influences the object, changing its state, the arrow turns smoothly through Hilbert space.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The right dose, delivered consistently and appropriately, influences outcomes.
    — John Graham Harper, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of influences
Verb
  • Most surprising, Just Us is marked by a lack of intellectual rigor that often veers close to bad faith.
    — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The performance is daringly weird, perverse and outlandish, seductively charming, and, for all the flamboyance, Curry never veers out of control, never takes it too far.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of veers
Verb
  • Obesity is clearly multifactorial, and emphasizing biology spotlights biological solutions, which biases our selection of choices related to our health.
    — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026
  • Nationalist fervor over beating China biases AI policy toward recklessness — and possible catastrophe.
    — Robert Wright, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
Definition of biases
Verb
  • Ask an American what a wellness vacation involves, and the answer leans toward cucumber water and a mud wrap.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Primary suite opens to garden The primary bedroom leans into indoor-outdoor living.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of leans

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“Skews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skews. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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