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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In one social video from November, Collins was on one side of a split screen, speaking about a sign on the other screen.
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Max Blau, ProPublica, 11 May 2026
At times throughout the debate, Jubilee changes the video to a split screen that includes fact checks about statements made by participants.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026
It was simply presented, with a split screen between the actor onstage and the casting director in the audience, and the directness of the actors’ messages came through both to the nominees and to viewers.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
There was a decisive winner to the Lower 48 states’ split screen winter — a battle between frigid cold in the East and record warmth in the West.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
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Max Blau, ProPublica, 11 May 2026
At times throughout the debate, Jubilee changes the video to a split screen that includes fact checks about statements made by participants.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026
It was simply presented, with a split screen between the actor onstage and the casting director in the audience, and the directness of the actors’ messages came through both to the nominees and to viewers.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
There was a decisive winner to the Lower 48 states’ split screen winter — a battle between frigid cold in the East and record warmth in the West.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Split screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split%20screen. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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