screened 1 of 2

adjective

as in culled

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screened

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verb

past tense of screen
1
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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2
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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3
as in filtered
to pass through a filter you should screen the cooking oil to remove impurities

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as in covered
to place a protective layer over screened his eyes with his hand to block the sun

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Recent Examples of screened
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
His writing and directing credits include Amok (2011), Posas (2012), and Invisible (2015), which screened at the Festival. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 21 July 2026 The Gracious Visionary also recently screened at the Shanghai Film Festival with Brunello Cucinelli in tow. — Nick Vivarelli For Variety, Robb Report, 20 July 2026 The bank screened for technology stocks that have sold off since late June but continue to show improving fundamentals under its proprietary HOLT framework. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 20 July 2026 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has recently announced that active duty male military personnel over age 30 will be screened annually for testosterone levels. — Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026 Men also need to be screened for conditions that may worsen with testosterone replacement such as sleep apnea, high risk for prostate cancer, heart failure or heart disease, or urinary symptoms of thrombophilia (high levels of red blood cells). — Alexander P. Cole, STAT, 18 July 2026 In 2020, the California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence, finding that the jury had been improperly screened for bias against capital punishment. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026 In this work, a wide variety of oxide coatings were screened using a computational technique called density functional theory. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026 Kansas is one of 21 states that rely on governors selecting appointees from a pre-approved list of candidates screened by nominating commissions, a Star analysis found. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screened
  1. protected
  2. concealed
  3. filtered
  4. covered
  5. defended
  6. obscured
  7. shielded
  8. guarded
Verb
  • Moreover, the company’s technology is protected by over 220 patents and pending applications, setting up a clear roadmap toward 10,000-qubit architectures and eventual chip-scale coprocessors.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • The very force driving demand for agent infrastructure is also reducing the switching costs that have historically protected platform vendors.
    — Francis Sideco, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of protected
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  • His remarkable body of work reminds us that the most profound dramas are often concealed within everyday life.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • Missiles and launch vehicles can remain concealed until they are needed, limiting the time during which they are exposed to satellites, aircraft, and drones.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Definition of concealed
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  • The water contained urine from the porta-potties that had been filtered through a system visible beneath the tank.
    — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • The smoke in Philadelphia had filtered down from wildfires in northern Ontario; cities across the United States issued air-quality warnings to residents, directing them to stay indoors as much as possible.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of filtered
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  • Another criminalist testified earlier in the multi-day probable cause hearing that several Clorox-type wipes covered in brown stains were found in an inner trash bag placed inside the outer bag.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
  • Their heads are covered in waist-length teal veils, and black canvas work aprons cover their gray habits.
    — Adora Namigadde, NPR, 23 July 2026
Definition of covered
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  • Ireland defended against more than 20 phases of All Blacks attacks around the 70th minute, but its defense broke again to allow a last try to New Zealand center Anton Lienert-Brown in the 79th minute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • The organization, at best, defended writers, in some circumstances, and only in some jurisdictions, from the right to protection from retaliation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of defended
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  • Gros Morne National Park combines relatively dark skies with the deepest eclipse in eastern North America, with nearly half of the sun obscured at maximum.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2026
  • Severely nearsighted, Isul wore eyeglasses with thick plastic lenses, which obscured her lovely, small eyes.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of obscured
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  • In this instance, however, the search warrant, shielded from public view when initially filed, was inexplicably unsealed and made public the next day.
    — Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Passengers can watch videos on the road, the view digitally shielded from the driver.
    — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
Definition of shielded
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  • The camps are closely guarded by military authorities and receive some food assistance from global aid groups, says Musa, a local ERR member.
    — Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026
  • The company’s statements have felt too guarded and impersonal for such a large outbreak, Nierman said.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of guarded

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“Screened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screened. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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