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as in protected
to drive danger or attack away from
attack helicopters were called in to help screen the troops from further attacks
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as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view
bushes screened the swimming pool from passersby on the street
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as in filtered
to pass through a filter
you should screen the cooking oil to remove impurities
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Recent Examples of screened
Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
After establishing position at the net front, Guentzel tipped a shot from the top of the zone by Charle-Edouard D’Astous over the glove of the screened Lankinen.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The Red Wings tied it with 59 seconds left in the period on Seider's shot from near the blue line that eluded a screened Hildeby.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 May 2026
The plane was screened, and no one was hurt.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Andy Warhol silk-screened a reproduction of The Last Supper, turning it into a piece of kaleidoscopic pop art.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Start by getting screened to determine your fall risk, and then make the right adjustments.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 12 May 2026
Passengers are screened, scanned and checked multiple times before ever stepping onto a plane.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 11 May 2026
While Spanish health authorities said passengers were screened while still aboard the cruise ship and were asymptomatic, one French passenger has since shown symptoms during the flight home.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
People with a family history of colon cancer cases that appeared under the age of 55 should get screened 10 years before their family member’s case appeared.
—Eva Flowe
april 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
In March, over half of the more than 1,000 children screened by Doctors Without Borders in Chuil, a community where South Sudan's government has allowed humanitarian access to enter, were acutely malnourished.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Pavel Mintyukov then sent the puck to Mikael Granlund, who backhanded a pass to Carlson for a one-timer that got past a screened Askarov for a 2-0 Ducks lead.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
After establishing position at the net front, Guentzel tipped a shot from the top of the zone by Charle-Edouard D’Astous over the glove of the screened Lankinen.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The Red Wings tied it with 59 seconds left in the period on Seider's shot from near the blue line that eluded a screened Hildeby.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
Over 140 films from 35 countries will be screened over the course of the festival.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 May 2026
The plane was screened, and no one was hurt.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Andy Warhol silk-screened a reproduction of The Last Supper, turning it into a piece of kaleidoscopic pop art.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Start by getting screened to determine your fall risk, and then make the right adjustments.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 12 May 2026
Passengers are screened, scanned and checked multiple times before ever stepping onto a plane.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 11 May 2026
While Spanish health authorities said passengers were screened while still aboard the cruise ship and were asymptomatic, one French passenger has since shown symptoms during the flight home.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
People with a family history of colon cancer cases that appeared under the age of 55 should get screened 10 years before their family member’s case appeared.
—Eva Flowe
april 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
In March, over half of the more than 1,000 children screened by Doctors Without Borders in Chuil, a community where South Sudan's government has allowed humanitarian access to enter, were acutely malnourished.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screened
Verb
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Progress has been made, but it must be protected.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The mansion is protected by a conservation easement with the Missouri Preservation Society, protecting the house and a one-foot radius around it from being torn down.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Some viewers took Sharon’s critique as tough love that prompted necessary introspection about why their natural texture is concealed and manipulated so often.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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According to investigators, her body had been concealed beneath boxes and had likely been there for at least 24 hours.—
Gershon Harrell,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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That all comes filtered through the eyes of two creative women, sculptor Yoriko (Takako Matsu) and her latest model Yuri (Shizuka Ishibashi), an architect from Tokyo, who reconnect at Yoriko’s place in the Japanese hinterlands.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Gombrowicz just had to get through that first night in the city of Buenos Aires, surrounded by an unfamiliar language that filtered in, like the winter cold, through the windows and under the door.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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As of last month, 62 percent of the vehicle covered in the recall had already received the update.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
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Storefronts once crammed with shoppers, now covered by tarps.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Maksymowski and Fountain Valley’s Alyssa Ton defended their titles in the 200 and 500 freestyles.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The people who fought for this country, defended our freedoms, and sacrificed for our communities are being told there is suddenly not enough money for programs that support them.—
Anne Brensley,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
Verb
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The report, issued on April 30, contains 14 recommendations, some of which were obscured from public view for security reasons.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Like too many others of his time, Smith’s sheer greatness tends to be obscured, his legacy overlooked.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Central to the thesis underpinning superior earnings growth is the idea that artificial intelligence is a 'secular' trend, and is therefore shielded from the peaks and troughs of the economic cycle.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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Hough draped a sheer black cover-up over her shoulders and shielded her eyes with a pair of oversized brown sunglasses.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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But Urban, who is guarded about his personal life, extends that thinking to his work as well.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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There, in the scorching desert, guarded by fences and video surveillance, this fish swims around in a sunken fishbowl made of rock that's been its only natural home for millennia.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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“Screened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screened. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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