screen
noun
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
screened
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past participleof screen.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof screen.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
screennouna movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
Example Sentences
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The hallway to the bathrooms was lined with the movie posters that CAP has screened as part of their free film series, Reel Progress.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Can Denis Villeneuve’s third and final “Dune” movie, which hasn’t screened widely for press, take the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy path to a best picture victory?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Kenya's health ministry says more than 652,000 travellers have been screened and nearly 5,000 healthcare workers trained to deal with Ebola, with five facilities designated to handle cases.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
They supported Selman Waksman, a Rutgers biochemist whose lab screened soil for antimicrobial substances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
What selective barrier let those crops through but screened out llamas and guinea pigs?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
