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as in curved
marked by a long series of irregular curves
a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth
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as in fraudulent
given to or marked by cheating and deception
the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses
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as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side
the photo on that wall is crooked
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as in dishonest
marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
a crooked scheme to bill the government for medical services never performed
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as in arched
to cause to turn away from a straight line
crooked a finger
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as in rounded
to turn away from a straight line or course
the road suddenly crooked to the left
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Recent Examples of crooked
Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
Without Hughes, Vancouver has regularly been getting outshot by crooked margins at even strength.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
His staunch supporters see him as a hero who stood up against the crooked private healthcare industry.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
There are absolutely no alterations in the story line of Born Yesterday, which is the account of Harry Brock, who climbs to the top of the junk business and proposes now to form an international cartel with the help of his drunken lawyer and a crooked congressman.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2024
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The ensuing season with El Paso (6.17 ERA, .276 opponent average, 1.69 WHIP, 54 innings) was also rather rough, although the Padres are accustomed to crooked numbers attached to their pitching prospects at that locale.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
Without Hughes, Vancouver has regularly been getting outshot by crooked margins at even strength.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
His staunch supporters see him as a hero who stood up against the crooked private healthcare industry.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
There are absolutely no alterations in the story line of Born Yesterday, which is the account of Harry Brock, who climbs to the top of the junk business and proposes now to form an international cartel with the help of his drunken lawyer and a crooked congressman.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2024
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Faraji, who stopped working at Fox after Undisputed's cancellation in August 2024, is also suing the company for failure to pay minimum wages, failure to pay overtime wages, unfair unlawful or fraudulent business practices and more under the class action complaint.Becca Longmire, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Agents determined all the transactions were fraudulent, saying Ohio EBT card details were used every 30 to 45 seconds at the Brooklyn store for transactions as high as $800.J.D. Davidson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Jan. 2025
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Growing shares in each party describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans.NBC News, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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The police department says the most recent investigation showed Cpt. Danita Pettis was dishonest, entered false payroll information, and was insubordinate.Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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All three films also suggest that their protagonists find their twisted actions thrilling.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Abbott and Qualley do some of the best work of their already notable careers in a film that’s unpredictable, twisted, and, yes, funny.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Franklin County and River Valley Coalition recently accused officials of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and a division of the building authority of being deceptive and called for an investigation.Alex Golden, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Penelope in the Odyssey says that dreams that pass through the gate of ivory are deceptive, while those that pass through the gate of horn are real.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Jan. 2025
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But the junior point guard has had an uneven transition.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
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Since this type of coating has an uneven texture, the bath mat may wear out faster than other options.Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
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Those who disputed the accuracy of an account and thought their report had been corrected instead see the same false information reappear without explanation, the agency found.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Users from a diverse range of perspectives would then reach an agreement on whether content is false, Kaplan said in a blog post.Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Speaking of being hooked, the specific formats and methods of near-infinite memory are likely to vary from one AI maker to another.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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The Broncos got a second chance in overtime — their first drive ended in a three-and-out — when Bengals kicker Cade York hooked a 33-yard field goal attempt into the left upright at the end of Cincinnati’s second overtime drive.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Here weapons ordered into existence decades ago to fight the West were revived for final acts against a new generation of Russian soldiers, sent over the border by the whim of the Kremlin’s latest occupant — a long and winding case of the boomerang effect, aided by Chinese consumer tech.C.J. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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These locations give them better visibility but also provide winding advantages.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Crooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crooked. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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