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
Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
There are currently no screening recommendations for breast cancer screening in men.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
The fan can see The Wizard of Oz screening at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
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Noun
Bound stars Christopher Meloni, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano and Jennifer Tilly reunite at the film's 30th anniversary screening at the 2026 Tribeca Festival on June 7 in New York City.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
There are currently no screening recommendations for breast cancer screening in men.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
Verb
Karen Pittman wears a fun navy-and-white dress at the Emmy FYC screening for The Morning Show season 4 on June 7 in Los Angeles.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
The fan can see The Wizard of Oz screening at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screening
Noun
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After waiting months for this fight, folks are laser focused on the massive screens built on the Ellipse.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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The square offered two viewing areas, with one screen showing the Fox broadcast in English and another area showing the Telemundo broadcast in Spanish.—
Cal Phillips
June 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Hong, of Michigan State, said the new findings are an important reminder to keep pulse pressure in check as a means of protecting brain and heart health in the long term.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
14 June 2026
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Kids today are passionate about protecting the planet, and their eco-conscious habits can inspire families to make more sustainable choices.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
14 June 2026
Verb
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In one of the fraud allegations, authorities alleged that the two companies and some defendants conspired together to defraud the apartment owners of Wang Fuk Court by concealing previous litigation records of Prestige and inflating the score given to the firm in a tender analysis report.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Sorsby spent four years concealing his gambling habit from three different schools.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Each time the leaves trembled, the sunlight filtering through them also wavered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Warsh argues that officials should take filtering noisy data a step further.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
Verb
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With a dedicated press corps covering the team, the Football Association provided a swanky workroom for reporters (including those in Kansas City).—
Pete Grathoff
June 14,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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Some of the allegations included removing protective plastic guards covering actresses’ vaginas during the filming of intimate scenes, and Franco getting angry when actresses didn’t want to go topless.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Top the cake batter with 1 cup of apricot jam, then lay the strips on top, criss-crossing layers, to form a lattice.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Dec. 2025
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Their latest research focuses on triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) — intricate, repeating lattice structures that occur in butterfly wings, sea urchin shells, and even bone marrow.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Dec. 2025
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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Officials found three passengers in the cabin and their suspect hiding in the lavatory, Bali immigration authorities said in a statement.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The platforms that win will be the ones enabling accountable data access and transparent decision-making, not those hiding behind complexity.—
Ivan Guzenko,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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“Screening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screening. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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