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

For years, experts, including those at the American Academy of Pediatrics, have urged parents to wrestle kids’ screens out of their room in the evening. —Rheana Murray, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025

The award ceremony will take place on September 2 in the Sala Grande, just before a screening of his latest film Dead Man’s Wire, which screens out of Competition. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025

Gus Van Sant’s return to feature films, Dead Man’s Wire, starring Bill Skarsgard, will also screen out of competition. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025

For example, are certain groups being screened out more often? 2. —Stanislava Tarasiuk, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025

Rhymes for screen out

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