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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
Eva Flowe
april 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Here’s What Experts Say Whatever your age, the most important thing is that you’re being screened.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 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
That version of Desert Warrior was test-screened in Las Vegas to dismal results.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
During the period when the universal birth dose recommendation was paused, the percentage of vaccinated babies born to mothers who had not been screened for hepatitis B fell from 53% to 7% — even though the recommendation to offer the vaccine at birth to those babies had not changed.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
For the entire day, movies were screened, the titles of which have been lost to time.
—Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Kempner, who has screened her film for Black and Jewish audiences, thinks the current commemorative efforts are long overdue.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
In another example, researchers screened 32 million potential solid-state battery materials in under a week.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 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
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
Here’s What Experts Say Whatever your age, the most important thing is that you’re being screened.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 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
That version of Desert Warrior was test-screened in Las Vegas to dismal results.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
During the period when the universal birth dose recommendation was paused, the percentage of vaccinated babies born to mothers who had not been screened for hepatitis B fell from 53% to 7% — even though the recommendation to offer the vaccine at birth to those babies had not changed.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
For the entire day, movies were screened, the titles of which have been lost to time.
—Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Kempner, who has screened her film for Black and Jewish audiences, thinks the current commemorative efforts are long overdue.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
In another example, researchers screened 32 million potential solid-state battery materials in under a week.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screened
Verb
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Nataliia, protected by the walls of her hallway bunker, was mostly unscathed.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Colbert lambasted the dinner hosts, too, suggesting Washington media protected the Bush administration.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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In 1986 Moscow concealed risks, dismissed warning signs and placed ideology above the lives of its citizens.—
Benjamin Mack-Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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The home stands apart in other ways, operating entirely off the grid with solar panels concealed behind parapets and water drawn from snowmelt.—
Nick Mafi,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
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The water is filtered through layers of limestone which removes iron, a mineral that can negatively affect the whiskey’s flavor.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2026
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Because in the book, Vidala is so filtered through other people’s perspectives.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Its façade was covered with white tiles that gleamed in the morning light.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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These offsets have allowed Congress to pass larger highway bills even though the HTF has covered a smaller part of the Surface Transportation Program annually.—
Andrew Stasiowski,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Both Hezbollah and Israel have have defended their attacks and claimed that the other has violated the ceasefire.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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Nikola Jokic is having the worst playoff series of his career, shooting 12 for 32 and 4 for 14 from 3-point range when defended by Gobert, per ESPN.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The lead truck attempted to contact the tower 40 seconds after the plane was given clearance to ask to cross the runway, but a simultaneous transmission obscured the call.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
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For some, the implications of duplicity and obscured identity in the line could well apply to its author—and thereby hangs a tale.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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They are fixed for the life of the loan, so most borrowers are somewhat shielded from Fed moves and recent economic uncertainty.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Iran is China’s largest trading partner in the Middle East, but China’s diverse energy sources have shielded it from the heavy economic toll and energy crisis that the war has caused for other countries in East Asia.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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McDaniels guarded him tighter than SaranWrap for 15 seconds, forcing an off-balance 3-pointer.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Denver center is just 12 for 32 in the series when being guarded by Gobert.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Screened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screened. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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