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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Like many wars, Israel’s four-month-old operation in Gaza is playing out on split screens.
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Raphael S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
The editors do the couple hilariously dirty by continuing to roll (PG-13) footage of their rendezvous in a split screen as Barbie and Kyle each offer their nonplussed commentary.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
The view shifted to a split screen, revealing the actor Jordan Peele.
—Brooke Borel, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018
In fact, the recent economy has offered something of a split screen: Some people are doing really well, watching their retirement portfolios improve and their home prices appreciate.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 30 May 2024
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Raphael S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
The editors do the couple hilariously dirty by continuing to roll (PG-13) footage of their rendezvous in a split screen as Barbie and Kyle each offer their nonplussed commentary.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
The view shifted to a split screen, revealing the actor Jordan Peele.
—Brooke Borel, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018
In fact, the recent economy has offered something of a split screen: Some people are doing really well, watching their retirement portfolios improve and their home prices appreciate.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 30 May 2024
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“Split screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split%20screen. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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