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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Well, Lanhee, what about that split screen?
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NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
The heated on-air clash prompted the show's team to switch its live shot to a then-unprecedented split screen, which produced one of The View's most memorable moments and ultimately resulted in O'Donnell's exit shortly after.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
The commonwealth’s gubernatorial race has become a split screen of sorts, with Spanberger touting the economy as her main issue and Earle-Sears focusing on cultural issues.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
Recalling the next hour is like watching a split screen.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
The heated on-air clash prompted the show's team to switch its live shot to a then-unprecedented split screen, which produced one of The View's most memorable moments and ultimately resulted in O'Donnell's exit shortly after.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
The commonwealth’s gubernatorial race has become a split screen of sorts, with Spanberger touting the economy as her main issue and Earle-Sears focusing on cultural issues.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
Recalling the next hour is like watching a split screen.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 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 19 Oct. 2025.
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