screen out
phrasal verb
screened out; screening out; screens out
1
: to remove (someone or something that is not suitable for a particular purpose) from a group that is being examined
screening out job applicants who have less than three years' experience
2
: to prevent (something harmful) from passing through
lotion that screens out the sun's harmful rays
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Standard Cleaning For Screen Doors Take the screen out of your front door frame.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
Ditch the disinterested Aggressively screen out people based on their interest in you.
—Judd B. Kessler, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
The new hiring guide enables managers to outline their ideal candidate criteria and then sort applications based on those measures, which allows employers to more easily screen out unqualified candidates.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025
Instagram’s filters screen out content outside PG-13 norms, including strong profanity, depictions of drug use or dangerous stunts.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
Ditch the disinterested Aggressively screen out people based on their interest in you.
—Judd B. Kessler, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
The new hiring guide enables managers to outline their ideal candidate criteria and then sort applications based on those measures, which allows employers to more easily screen out unqualified candidates.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025
Instagram’s filters screen out content outside PG-13 norms, including strong profanity, depictions of drug use or dangerous stunts.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for screen out
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“Screen out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screen%20out. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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