screening 1 of 2

present participle of screen
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as in filtering
to pass through a filter you should screen the cooking oil to remove impurities

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

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screening

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noun

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Recent Examples of screening
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 See All Example Sentences for screening
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screening
Verb
  • Gray was an advocate for protecting the dunes, even writing op-eds in local newspapers.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
  • First, women have higher estrogen levels than men, and before menopause, estrogen may be protecting cardiovascular health—which in part may explain why women tend to develop heart events at later ages than men.
    Alice Park, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of concealing them, Ban’s shutters filter light and create privacy—transforming utilitarian design into art.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Trump faced criminal counts of conspiring to obstruct justice, concealing documents and making false statements.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Brita Self-filtering Water Bottle Between layovers and back-to-back flights, staying hydrated can be tricky.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Eleanor Pringle is an award-winning senior reporter at Fortune covering news, the economy, and personal finance.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • That’s the problem New York entrepreneur Brynn Putnam — the woman who sold her last company, Mirror, to Lululemon for half a billion dollars — set out to solve with Board, a tabletop console designed to make screens social again.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Wear neutral clothes underneath, and use face paint or markers to draw a digital mouth or screen for an instant retro robot.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The former president has bristled at the suggestion that his administration abused the autopen, defending himself in a July 13 New York Times interview.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • On Monday night when the Mavs hosted the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder at the American Airlines Center, his age showed.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 30 Oct. 2025.

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