split screen
noun
: a film or video technique in which the frame is divided into discrete nonoverlapping images
also
: the visual composition based on this technique
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Elsewhere, there are split screens meant to evoke the divisions that recurred throughout de Saint Phalle’s biography.
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Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
At a moment of record-high antisemitism in the U.S., an astonishing split screen has emerged between the Trump administration and prominent influencers that reliably spread MAGA's message.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
That split screen has galled some of Trump’s Democratic detractors.
—Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
The streamlined browser has tab islands, split screens, and workspaces among its features, as well as themes designed to echo the northern lights and the midnight sun.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
At a moment of record-high antisemitism in the U.S., an astonishing split screen has emerged between the Trump administration and prominent influencers that reliably spread MAGA's message.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
That split screen has galled some of Trump’s Democratic detractors.
—Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
The streamlined browser has tab islands, split screens, and workspaces among its features, as well as themes designed to echo the northern lights and the midnight sun.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for split screen
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“Split screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split%20screen. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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