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
Brent Lang, Variety, 17 June 2026
Some providers have pivoted toward a hotel-style model with shorter stays, more on-site staffing and tighter screening of incoming residents.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2026
For those individuals and organizations not screening, public reporting of failures to test and medical-legal action could be pursued.
—Jeffrey D. Klausner, STAT, 17 June 2026
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Noun
Mazzio will attend the screening, which will be moderated by journalist Addie Morfoot.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 17 June 2026
Some providers have pivoted toward a hotel-style model with shorter stays, more on-site staffing and tighter screening of incoming residents.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Verb
These were screening rounds, but a growing share of job seekers now report being interviewed by a bot somewhere in the process.
—Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2026
For those individuals and organizations not screening, public reporting of failures to test and medical-legal action could be pursued.
—Jeffrey D. Klausner, STAT, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screening
Noun
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Until our economic report cards measure the financial security of the people who do the work, a booming stock market is just a number on a screen, one that means nothing to the man fixing your AC in the Florida heat.—
Kam Shenai,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
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Cinepolis is serving as distributor, which means that the release is not limited to their screens.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 June 2026
Verb
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Martha Lopez-Anderson is executive director of Parent Heart Watch, a nonprofit based in Orlando that is dedicated to protecting children and young adults from sudden cardiac arrest and preventable sudden cardiac death by educating and advocating for change.—
Martha Lopez-Anderson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
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Khalil trained a generation of volunteers in ecological conservation, protecting the Mediterranean coastline and the endangered sea turtles that travel hundreds of miles to return to the same beaches where they were hatched to lay their eggs.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
21 June 2026
Verb
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She was acquitted of concealing an individual to prevent arrest, a misdemeanor.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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She was acquitted of concealing an individual to prevent arrest, a misdemeanor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Because a baby’s eyes are still developing, the lenses inside of them are not as effective as an adult’s at filtering out UV rays.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Fiorio gave no indication that the manual gearbox has any hope of filtering down through Maserati’s production lineup.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Our managing editor Hannah Wise shares about how The Star is covering the World Cup.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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The clinic provides standard all-inclusive packages covering hotel, transfers, and translation.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Noun
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The seamless haptic touchpad and flush, edge-to-edge keyboard are out in favor of a more traditional lattice keyboard and a mechanical-click touchpad.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
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Or consider a trellis- or lattice-style screen, with or without climbing vines, to give off homey garden vibes.—
Sheila Kim,
The Spruce,
15 June 2026
Verb
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The Inter Miami captain scored a hat trick for defending World Cup champion Argentina in a 3-0 rout of Algeria in their tournament opener.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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But Cape Verde simply did not wilt in a solid, switched-on 4-5-1 defensive shape, compressing space between the lines and defending heroically in their own penalty area to keep the European Champions at bay, and committing only one foul in the process — the fewest ever recorded in a World Cup game.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Resourceful and determined to remain unseen, Becky is hiding deep in the woods while planning her own escape.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Consider, too, that another longtime passion of Swift’s is hiding in plain sight.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
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“Screening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screening. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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