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  • present participle of skew.
Definitions

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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The updated L9 is off to a solid start, attracting about 10,000 orders in its first two weeks, with demand skewing toward higher-end variants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 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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