skew
verb/skjuː/
Frequency rank: #12,958 most common English word
Meaning
to cause something to be not straight, balanced, or accurate; to distort or slant in a particular direction.
Example sentence
The survey results were likely to skew toward younger respondents because the questionnaire was posted online.
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