1
as in protecting
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 concealing
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 filtering
to pass through a filter
you should screen the cooking oil to remove impurities
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Recent Examples of screening
Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Traditional lab-by-lab screening can only scratch the surface.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Mammography remains the standard screening tool for most women.
—Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Colon cancer is a highly preventable disease, and colonoscopy screening is an especially effective preventive measure.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Traditional lab-by-lab screening can only scratch the surface.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
The study, which was conducted by researchers in Spain and published in the journal Environmental Research, analyzed 43 pieces of clothing for infants, screening for all detectable chemicals.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Mammography remains the standard screening tool for most women.
—Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screening
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As drone warfare evolves, the service aims to field layered defenses capable of protecting maneuver units against everything from quadcopters to cruise missiles.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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Patronis said the Democratic strategy is more about controlling the agenda than protecting benefits.—
Leonardo Feldman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Instead of concealing them, Ban’s shutters filter light and create privacy—transforming utilitarian design into art.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump faced criminal counts of conspiring to obstruct justice, concealing documents and making false statements.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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But filtering through every online retailer and big box store’s special savings promotions is overwhelming.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Brita Self-filtering Water Bottle Between layovers and back-to-back flights, staying hydrated can be tricky.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle is an award-winning senior reporter at Fortune covering news, the economy, and personal finance.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Eco mode offers a gentle support for more everyday activities like walking or covering slight inclines, while Hyper definitely takes things up a notch for running or steeper climbs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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Both Apple’s and Samsung’s devices seek to establish a new type of headset that offers different levels of immersion, from virtual screens to digital environments that fully envelop a user’s field of view.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Though there is a HDMI port for cabling to a media source, Google TV over Wi-Fi 5 is baked in for official Netflix and access to other popular streaming platforms as well as thousands of apps, voice search and screen mirroring.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Chet Holmgren added 28 points and Ajay Mitchell scored 16 off the bench for the defending champs.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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John Stamos is defending his former Full House costar Lori Loughlin for her part in the 2019 college admissions scandal, blaming her ex-husband Mossimo Giannulli.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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The small black dog slipped away from its owners and ended up hiding under a northbound 2 train at the 14th Street station Thursday.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The episode ends with Matty officially agreeing to work with Olympia to save Julian and bury Senior, though Matty has some demands, including wanting Julian — once all the dust has settled — to apologize for hiding the document.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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These treatments aim to create a renewable source of beta cells or to help maintain existing beta cells by shielding them from the immune system or enabling them to evade it.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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The court noted that about half of states have laws shielding a person exercising lawful self-defense from criminal liability for the death of an innocent bystander.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Screening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screening. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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