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screwy

[skroo-ee] / ˈskru i /


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These buyouts are absurd, an outgrowth of a crazed marketplace and undeniably screwy optics at a state university.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Although they profess to be in this screwy loyalty gauntlet for similar reasons, not everyone’s impetus is the same.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

But the film’s sense of time feels vague and screwy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

"I used to get a lot of screwy looks from some of the breakers when I showed up," said Holman.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023

“They all sound screwy, if you ask me,” Gramps said.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech




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