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verb

past tense of warp
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as in deformed
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition freezing warped the plastic, and now the cover won't fit

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Recent Examples of warped
Adjective
Using a prefab method like that has the advantage of convenience, but Nguyen reminds us that outsourcing our decision-making to it will yield an oversimplified or warped version of our values. Sigal Samuel, Vox, 20 Oct. 2024 The middle of the lid was a little warped from the hit, but the hinges still worked and the body held strong. Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 28 Sep. 2024 Dying stars puncture it, creating intensely warped regions called black holes where the equations of general relativity break down. Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 Not all matter that gets near a supermassive black hole is sucked in – some is warped and twisted by the incredible gravity, accelerated and fired off at near light-speed in jets from both poles at once. New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for warped 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warped
Adjective
  • According to Regeneration International, regenerative agriculture describes farming and grazing practices that, among other benefits, reverse climate change by rebuilding soil organic matter and restoring degraded soil biodiversity - resulting in both carbon drawdown and improving the water cycle.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Flourishing business and secure workers would keep the Sabbath, dress neatly, and avoid taverns and other dens of iniquity that preyed on the degraded poor.
    Bruce J. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The data that the central bank uses to make all sorts of decisions about the economy will be distorted as people recover.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The voice is distorted enough to give away that this couldn’t possibly be the real James, and yet, Isaac’s dogged determination to protect the creature is fueled by its haunting professions of love for the child.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Others, such as Sri Lanka, have oscillated back and forth, with more democratic presidents and corrupt populist autocrats alternating as leaders.
    Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Activists began showing up at election-board meetings with signs calling Lindsey corrupt.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Most recently, Nance misrepresented the status of the investigation in a questionnaire sent to her by the League of Women Voters.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Just think of the serpent in the Garden of Eden who misrepresented God's command not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil to entice the first humans to do just that.
    Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • The yen weakened in its largest single-day decline since June 2022.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The yen remained weakened after Ishiba downplayed the prospect of imminent interest rate hikes earlier this week.
    Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • The vaccine doesn’t prevent 100% of infections, but those who are vaccinated and still get sick typically have milder illness, according to the CDC.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The news of additional cases comes days after the Minnesota Department of Health confirmed 11 people got sick eating the contaminated meat between Oct. 31 and Nov. 7.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Undeterred, many simply turn around and renew their northbound journeys, dodging criminals, crooked cops and Mexican immigration agents.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The crooked cop doesn’t seem worried about his current situation.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • As Putin kept stacking charges, the conditions of his imprisonment deteriorated.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Much of the earthen and stone structures have deteriorated with time, but their scale is not lost.
    Elissa Garay, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024

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“Warped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warped. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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