reframe
verb
re·frame
(ˌ)rē-ˈfrām 
reframed; reframing
: to frame (something) again and often in a different way
Tom, a seasoned renovator, … reframed the crooked doorways …—
Gillian Barth
Gillian BarthThe more lines of discoloration there are near the frame edges (from where the mounting paper has been exposed to light), the more times the silhouette has probably been reframed.—Carolyn B. Noyes
Carolyn B. Noyes… deftly reframes the debate, asserting that the war was never about W.M.D.s but about transforming the political dynamic of the region …—Yoni Brenner
Yoni Brenner… cognitive-behavioral therapy, in which patients slowly expose themselves to the places and circumstances that frighten them and reframe the catastrophic thinking that torments them.—Jeffrey Kluger
Jeffrey KlugerAll failures are reframed as "good tries."—Jon Krause
Jon KrauseExamples of reframe in a Sentence
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Cold War strategists ultimately reframed deterrence around credibility and proportional response as nuclear parity made massive retaliation less believable.
—Big Think, 27 Nov. 2025
Navigating that challenge requires reframing the conversation — shifting the focus from a debate over the numbers to a pressure test of their actual utility.
—Andrew Thomas, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
Others on the right used Wicked to reframe the content wars more broadly.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Co-production, once viewed primarily as a funding lifeline, is now being reframed as a strategic tool, one that can both affirm cultural authenticity, as well as unlock new markets.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
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Big Think, 27 Nov. 2025
Navigating that challenge requires reframing the conversation — shifting the focus from a debate over the numbers to a pressure test of their actual utility.
—Andrew Thomas, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
Others on the right used Wicked to reframe the content wars more broadly.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Co-production, once viewed primarily as a funding lifeline, is now being reframed as a strategic tool, one that can both affirm cultural authenticity, as well as unlock new markets.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reframe
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“Reframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reframe. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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