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screen

[skreen] / skrin /


NOUN
partition
Synonyms
NOUN
display, monitor
Synonyms






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Referee Jarred Gillett produced the yellow card, but the VAR sent him to the screen to upgrade it to a red.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

His establishment won’t screen the matches—but Persepolis on the Upper East Side will.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Rogers: I just remember, I looked at the screen and I was like, “Oh, that’s where I belong. I belong with them. I don’t belong out here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

While Nielsen External link data show that Netflix is one of the top viewed streaming platforms, short form video content continues to take screen time away.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

She jabbed her finger at the screen, and I could see that Professor McMillan hadn’t been kidding earlier—he really had already programmed the Glitch back to the Academy on the night it was destroyed.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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