as in basis
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
an unshakable belief in the essential goodness of humankind is the warp of his philosophy
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as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
the faulty English translation really warps the meaning of the original Russian text
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as in to degrade
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
claims that violent movies warp the values of our young people
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as in to deform
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 warp
Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
But how will space-time warp if the object itself is in a superposition of two locations?
—Anil Ananthaswamy, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Out back, the old patio deck has been warped by rain, sun, freezes and thaws, its boards no longer laying flat but rattling underfoot.
—Clark Hodgin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
That weird warp of minutes and hours makes sense in light of the death of Lucky’s wife and Mason’s mother.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
But how will space-time warp if the object itself is in a superposition of two locations?
—Anil Ananthaswamy, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
Most Airbnb kitchens are equipped with thin stainless or nonstick pans that distribute heat unevenly (and are often warped).
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Out back, the old patio deck has been warped by rain, sun, freezes and thaws, its boards no longer laying flat but rattling underfoot.
—Clark Hodgin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warp
Noun
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The potential for building more sophisticated internal AI agents capable of handling multi-step tasks with access to large internal knowledge bases increases.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Michael Busch slugged a home run for a second straight day as five of the eight hits by the Cubs (11-7) went for extra bases.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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What once kept us safe can now distort intimacy, create misunderstandings and erode trust.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The references to nineteenth-century American literary heroes and ideals may be distorted, but the ideals find an authentic embodiment in these calmly rapturous images of nature.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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Yields usually fall when fear is dominating markets, but their surprising earlier rise stirred fears that Trump’s trade war was degrading the U.S. bond market’s status as one of the world’s safest places to keep cash.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Unlike many other archaeological sites in Sweden, where acidic soil degrades organic material, Strandvägen’s conditions have allowed organic material to survive for many years, as Gummesson tells the publication.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Researchers have developed a Particle-armored liquid robot (PB), a liquid-particle composite capable of deforming, engulfing, and merging without losing its structure.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2025
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The elements were slowly crushing the base as the gradual movement of the ice sheet deformed the structures.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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For many of us, these quiet, intimate moments formed the foundation of our lifelong relationship with beauty.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2025
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This initiative would later become the foundation for my work in corporate social responsibility and higher education.—
Jay Garcia,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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What To Know The complaint centers on claims that Tesla and CEO Musk repeatedly misrepresented these systems as fully autonomous or nearly so, even though the technology remains incomplete.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Sadly, this claim misrepresents research, and this script (which is recited by a series of child narrators) will only contribute to the misinformation about child maltreatment that seems to be guiding public sentiment and public policy.—
Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Naomi Schaefer Riley,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2025
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Israel-Turkey relations deteriorated in 2010 after Israeli naval commandos intercepted a humanitarian flotilla attempting to breach the blockade on the Gaza Strip.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Experts noted that the election took place in a deeply divided nation, where citizens were split on how best to confront surging crime and a deteriorating economy.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Teaching modeling Engineering judgment involves a careful balance of trust and skepticism toward mathematics − the bedrock of many engineering models.—
Zachary del Rosario,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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And this is just the latest in a series of actions that threatens to undermine a bedrock of the federal student loan relief system.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Warp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warp. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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