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  • present participle of skew.
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skewing

[skyoo-ing] / ˈskju ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
diagonal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
askew beveled cater-corner cater-cornered catercorner catty-cornered kitty-corner kitty-cornered slanting transversal transverse


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This is skewing the division of the economic pie between capital and labor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Experts said that YouGov's methodology - gathering data from volunteers who received cash rewards for their time - left it vulnerable to "bogus respondents" skewing the data.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

From a tactical standpoint, the setup suggests the risk/reward is skewing toward a near term bounce rather than renewed downside.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

Colorectal cancer was the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. last year — and the toll is now skewing younger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

One pudgy 140-pound rider earned a place in reinsman legend by fooling a profoundly myopic clerk of scales by skewing the readout to register him at 110.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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