screen out

phrasal verb

screened out; screening out; screens out

1

: to remove (someone or something that is not suitable for a particular purpose) from a group that is being examined

screening out job applicants who have less than three years' experience

2

: to prevent (something harmful) from passing through

lotion that screens out the sun's harmful rays

Examples of screen out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But what if an employer screens out applicants who’d previously been arrested? —Andrew Prokop, Vox, 23 Apr. 2025

Another directorial debut, the French drama Partir un Jour from first-timer Amélie Bonnin, will open this year’s festival, screening out of competition. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025

For teens, your options are more limited, but one is to turn on Restricted Mode to screen out mature content. —Jacqueline Nesi, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2025

The tech tools that will win the day are those that respond to employer needs and create skills-first features to Tear the Paper Ceiling, shifting from screening out talent, to screening in STARs. —Scott Gullick, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for screen out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout