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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
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The brothers have written and directed many shorts, including Out of Time, which screened at the Tokyo CON-CAN Movie Festival, Inside/Out, which played the Venice, Edinburgh, and Montreal Film Festivals, and Love Hate, which starred Ben Whishaw and Hayley Atwell.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The American Diabetes Association’s longstanding recommendation was for people over the age of 45 to get screened for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes every three years.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
To find the stocks, CNBC screened for names based in the area that had market caps above $500 million.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
The recruitment firm screened over four dozen applications, and only six candidates made it to the first round of interviews.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The film has screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London and AFI Fest.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Guests with bags larger than 4 inches by 6 inches are required to be screened through X-ray machines.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Somewhere, the footage was edited to perfection before being screened for 2,500 senior partners in the audience.
—Anthony Shore, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
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The Truck world-premiered at Telluride, screened at MoMA, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Oscar-qualifying Florida Film Festival, and also won the best screenplay honor at Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The brothers have written and directed many shorts, including Out of Time, which screened at the Tokyo CON-CAN Movie Festival, Inside/Out, which played the Venice, Edinburgh, and Montreal Film Festivals, and Love Hate, which starred Ben Whishaw and Hayley Atwell.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The American Diabetes Association’s longstanding recommendation was for people over the age of 45 to get screened for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes every three years.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
To find the stocks, CNBC screened for names based in the area that had market caps above $500 million.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
The recruitment firm screened over four dozen applications, and only six candidates made it to the first round of interviews.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The film has screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London and AFI Fest.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Guests with bags larger than 4 inches by 6 inches are required to be screened through X-ray machines.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Somewhere, the footage was edited to perfection before being screened for 2,500 senior partners in the audience.
—Anthony Shore, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screened
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Trim the dead parts, shake the soil off, and store them in a cool, dark location where they are protected from the cold.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
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So she’s introduced a new contract to make sure she’s protected from fluctuating prices.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The green silk brocade dress featured a delicate pearl shoulder strap detail, a cap sleeve on one arm, a low-cut neckline and a floor-length design that concealed her shoes.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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What, then, would West have made of Nat’s body, even concealed under a halter top?—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Raw honey is honey in its most unprocessed state and contains what would otherwise be filtered out or inactivated by heat, like antioxidants, enzymes, pollen, and microbes.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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Everything that a doctor does in The Pitt is filtered through how their character would practice medicine in that moment, and that’s a real skill in a big ensemble show.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Later that day, the parents of other dancers and talent-show participants complained that my afro had covered up their kids on-screen.—
Questlove,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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The designer, known for his sustainable approach to fashion, made the Mudac’s modernist building pop with a selection of his exuberant beaded creations, and covered an entire room in recycled colored plastic balls in a preview of his upcoming venture into interior design.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Just over a minute later, Kuzma tried to toss Antetokounmpo another alley-oop, but the Bulls defended it well and took away the rim.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Quagliano has repeatedly denied that and defended the bank’s aircraft business as profitable.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Compare that with bigger names like Rolex or Patek Philippe, where the payoff for spending more is deliberately obscured.—
The Editors,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Shiri’s face was obscured by an image originally created by Vancouver street artist iHeart.—
Gabriele Regalbuto,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Arizona’s cities have been shielded from existing cuts for the past three years by agreements with tribes and through compensation from fast-depleting pools of federal money.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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But Robert Sawyer, one of the men supposedly shielded by Kyle’s selfless act, is showing no gratitude.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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The account was not guarded by an extra layer of security known as multi-factor authentication.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The names of the betrayersare a secret carefully guarded by Cacique and the group called Caribe, a loose grouping of about 3,000 Venezuelan military personnel who have deserted the regime’s ranks and from abroad are trying to coordinate to overthrow Maduro.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Screened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screened. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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