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verb

past tense of screen
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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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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
The latter offers faster processing for pre-screened travelers, according to Customs and Border Protection. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 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
Welles’ personal copy of the film, which was never screened publicly during his lifetime, was destroyed in a fire in 1970. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026 Note that prohibited items include bags or backpacks larger than 12-by-6-by-12 inches, lawn chairs, large coolers, alcoholic beverages, chairs, weapons, drones, pets, and umbrellas; participants will be screened before entering the route. — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026 Since its debut, the film has screened at DC/DOX, Raindance London, HollyShorts and the Hamptons International Film Festival. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026 The film world premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and screened in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026 Tin and carbon guide lithium growth The researchers screened carbon-only, metal-only, and combined metal/carbon coatings. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026 Equipment is protected by carport roofing, but is not screened in on the sides to prevent the entry of insects. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026 That numerous versions of Blade Runner have screened for the public over decades has added to the hallowed lore of the film. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 Jonah and Jurek share only a handful of brief scenes together through the seven episodes screened for critics, and their moments together feel less electric than perfunctory. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screened
Verb
  • Protect Jewish students while restoring a clear boundary between harassment and protected speech.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Under this heritage status, the mosaics are protected from being dismantled, painted over, or covered with advertising.
    — Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The Orb’s mechanical architecture are purposefully not concealed beneath a dial but becomes part of the visual composition — creating a sense of depth and movement that changes with the angle of observation.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The company allegedly concealed malicious software during testing.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • From there, promising athletes were filtered into regional training centers, which further funnelled the very best to INSEP.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • If a woman’s symptoms are filtered through assumptions about her weight or mental health, and the true story of her pain is omitted, AI may learn and reproduce how the woman is framed in the record.
    — Jennifer Silva, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Veteran pilot and reporter Johnny Rowlands, who has covered Kansas City’s morning rush hour and severe weather for decades, will retire from KMBC at the end of November, the television station announced Wednesday.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The ship’s dozen elevators were also removed, in part because they were covered in grease, but also to aid in sinking the ship efficiently, by opening up a path for the air to escape.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Kotlikoff defended his leadership, arguing that replacing him would do little to solve complex problems and could damage Cornell’s reputation.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Despite the agency’s claims that its policies are legal, attorneys for the federal government have not defended the re-arrests or the use of unauthorized GPS monitoring.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The Barnes & Noble—a wide, flat building in gray brick—was obscured by an enormous construction crane.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • What resonated most for me, though, was witnessing conversations where depth of understanding unveiled perspectives previously obscured.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Temporary Protected Status, better known as TPS, is a humanitarian designation that shielded hundreds of thousands of Haitians from deportation following Haiti’s 2010 devastating earthquake.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026
  • For singles and couples, the new standard deduction means an extra $500 per person shielded from taxation, compared to the 2026 rates that will apply to this year’s income and will be used during the upcoming filing season.
    — Julie Z. Weil, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The catch — which Barnett made while closely guarded by safety Taylor Davis — plus the extra point gave the Knights the shocking victory.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Guard your most productive hours the way the little lumberjack guarded his blade.
    — Jeremy Macliver, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Screened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screened. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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