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screening

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verb

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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Recent Examples of screening
Noun
The Israeli-American Council organized a protest on Friday outside of the Laemmle NoHo 7 in North Hollywood, timed to the screening of the feature that examines Israel’s military operations in Gaza. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 The screening brings back a stand-alone festival closing, which SGIFF last staged in 2014. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
But the Grail/National Health Service trial did not investigate the effect of screening on cancer death. — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026 Many tests marketed directly to consumers, like full-body scans and at-home blood screening kits, are not covered by insurance, and some tests can cost several thousand dollars. — Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for screening
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screening
Noun
  • Available CabinWatch lets parents see rear passengers on the dashboard screen, while CabinTalk pipes the driver’s voice through rear speakers or connected headphones.
    — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • And everybody should be able to see a film like that on a large screen with other people that are like-minded.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The crisis is a central issue in the race for California insurance commissioner, with candidates offering different approaches to stabilizing the market and protecting homeowners.
    — Kenny Choi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The result was the PAC-2 variant better known as the MIM-104 Patriot missile, made famous during the 1991 Gulf War for protecting Coalition forces against attacks by Iraqi Scud ballistic missiles.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • He has been charged with murder, two counts of indecent behavior involving a minor, and concealing a corpse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The cases target people the department accuses of concealing criminal activity, faking their identities or lying to the government to get their citizenship.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Bangkok's preservationists realized that the river could once again become the soul of the city, and creative hoteliers and restaurateurs began filtering back.
    — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Even more baffling is that American Girl already includes age categories as a method for filtering books on its website.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Lynn Neary has been covering books for NPR for over a decade.
    — Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Separate technical submission A separate technical submission covering the qualification of reactor-grade graphite is currently under review.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • To achieve such heights, Gicon’s design combines a conventional wind turbine with a steel lattice support structure and a telescoping inner tower.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Lasers can target specific spots, but researchers could only guess how energy moved through the lattice.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • We grow practiced at defending art by describing its return on investment.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Netflix bought exclusive rights to broadcast the 2030 World Cup in co-host Spain on Tuesday in a deal that lets a free-to-air public broadcaster show games each day including the defending champion’s.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The third suspect acknowledged receiving the paintings at his home and hiding them behind a wall built beneath a staircase after the theft.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The series brings 10 strangers together in an institutional setting for seven days, with each person trying to guess the true occupations of the others while hiding their own identities.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Screening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screening. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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