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as in film
the art or business of making a movie
he was a star of both stage and screen
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as in defense
means or method of defending
the target will be difficult to reach as it is behind a screen of anti-aircraft batteries
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as in to protect
to drive danger or attack away from
attack helicopters were called in to help screen the troops from further attacks
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as in to hide
to keep secret or shut off from view
bushes screened the swimming pool from passersby on the street
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Recent Examples of screen
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2025
However some dogs do enjoy watching TV, fascinated by the motion or sounds coming from the screen.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Jay King, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
She was featured in Sepideh Farsi’s documentary film, Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk, which has been selected to be screened in the ACID section at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in May 2025.
—Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Midway through the show, the stadium’s jumbo screen lit up with a pre-recorded skit featuring Lamar under cross-examination by a fictional attorney.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2025
However some dogs do enjoy watching TV, fascinated by the motion or sounds coming from the screen.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
Again, Holiday worked hard enough that the Magic couldn’t screen him.
—Jay King, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
She was featured in Sepideh Farsi’s documentary film, Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk, which has been selected to be screened in the ACID section at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in May 2025.
—Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screen
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The actor continued to film projects in Austin, starring in the 2005 Robert Rodriguez film Sin City as the villainous character Stuka.—
Kat Stinson,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Versions of these battles were playing out at the U: a Latino student group, Mecha, blocked the entrance to a film screening about transgender kids who had detransitioned, hosted by the Young Americans for Freedom.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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And they’re being embedded into everything from CRM platforms to national defense strategies.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In the guilt-innocence phase, the jury deliberated for about four hours and for about 90 minutes in the punishment phase, according to defense attorney Wiggins.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2025
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Open for just 24 hours, starting April 24, the project is meant to humanize the harms of social media use among young children and call for governments and private companies to act urgently to protect online spaces for young users.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The independent agency is in charge of investigating and adjudicating complaints about unfair labor practices and protecting U.S. workers' rights to form unions.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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Ellie hides her injury from Dina when her friend arrives to rescue her, and the women are summoned to appear before the town leaders to share their experience.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The titles of 12 such books — some of which may have been published before 2025 — are hidden below within an unrelated text passage.—
J. D. Biersdorfer,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Such pavers allow stormwater to be gradually filtered to the lot’s subbase, reducing flooding in the watershed and along the West Branch of the DuPage River, the release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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And every disappearance is a tragedy for the forest ecosystem and the humans that depend on it to filter their water and air.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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More: Obamacare covers cancer screening and cholesterol meds.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Prior to The Bee, Smith covered high school sports at the Citrus Heights Sentinel.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The actress, who had shaved her head in 2024 for a movie role, managed to keep her lack of hair hidden until the awards show.—
Brittany Talarico,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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What might work in a fantasy show, or a campy horror movie, comes off as weirdly goofy here.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The new center’s acronym—CSAR—was pasted on an otherwise blank wall.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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There were sprinkles on the racetrack, and who ends up in the wall right away?—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screen. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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