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Pronunciation: [skɹˈiːnɪŋ] (IPA)

Screening is the process of examining or evaluating something carefully. It can refer to a wide range of activities, from medical tests to background checks for job applicants. Synonyms for screening include testing, assessment, evaluation, examination, review, inspection, and vetting. These words all convey the idea of a comprehensive and thorough analysis of something or someone. Other related terms include scrutiny, audit, appraisal, and survey. The choice of word will depend on the specific context and the nature of the activity being performed, but all these synonyms convey the importance of examining something closely to ensure its quality or suitability.

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Usage examples for Screening

So thoroughly delighted were we with these goggles that later we wore them even in igloos while asleep, with the double object of screening the strong light which passes through the eyelids and of keeping the forehead warm.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
And while they looked, a man came from behind the screening protection of some shrubbery.
"Eight Keys to Eden"
Mark Irvin Clifton
She got them, but not until the proprietor had shot together the curtains screening off the candy store from the restaurant.
"The Other Fellow"
F. Hopkinson Smith

Famous quotes with Screening

  • Newborn screening is a public health intervention that involves a simple blood test used to identify many life-threatening genetic illnesses before any symptoms begin.
    Lucille Roybal-Allard
  • I am not opposed to the limited use of polygraphs in a case where a person is suspected of wrongdoing. But widespread use of the polygraph as a screening tool goes far beyond what is acceptable.
    Jeff Bingaman
  • Death is a billion-dollar business. They can't even pass a law where it takes seven days to get a gun. Why don't you have to go through the same kind of screening you do to get a driver's license? It's totally insane.
    John Cusack
  • But friends invited me to a private screening of Emmanuelle and said I'd learn a few things. But I know all the swear words. I just don't use them. So I declined.
    Irene Dunne
  • At the first screening, there were a lot of areas that we went around and around about. Then we had our second screening. It played better. It's almost a reasonable length film now!
    Terry Gilliam

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