screwed

verb

Definition of screwednext
past tense of screw
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1
as in distorted
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition screwed up his face at the taste of the medicine

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2
as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats managed to screw his siblings out of their share of the inheritance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screwed
  1. distorted
  2. cheated
  3. hustled
  4. curled
  5. plucked
  6. beat
Verb
  • But the excitement over defeating the evil scientists and saving the damsel is distorted by the sound of Gemma’s distressed cries.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
  • An immigration surge prior to last year’s homeless count likely distorted the picture of homelessness in the country, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis of research by University of Pennsylvania professor Dennis Culhane, a leading national expert on homelessness.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of distorted
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  • One major case was probing if Capital One cheated customers out of $2 billion in interest payments.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
  • And a media room cheated as an office, where the family keeps important papers.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of cheated
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  • While the Kentucky team hustled into the tunnel off the court, Oklahoma fans booed, with one hurling a can of beer that came close to hitting one team member, as captured in a video from the moment.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Kansas was constantly out of position on rebounds and out-hustled in other instances.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of hustled
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  • The ball curled through the proverbial eye of a needle, between Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez, and behind Alexis Mac Allister, who was forced to spin on his heels.
    — Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The old woman, though, stares at the screen, the shadow of a smile curled into her lips and a frown barely creasing her forehead.
    — Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of curled
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  • This chic design feels like something plucked out of a Parisian home tour, giving your chamber a je ne sais quoi moment that won’t go out of style anytime soon.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025
  • This is the kind of season where a chef is scolded for making too many crudo dishes — and where another literally has the tweezers plucked from his chef's coat during service.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of plucked
Verb
  • Her defense has raised the possibility that someone else beat him to death and left him in the cold.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Her decision to turn down the Apple beat at the Journal in 2007, the year the iPhone was released, in order to pursue an M.F.A. in fiction propels an exploration of how much human creativity depends on the ideas and labor of others.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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