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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In sport and exercise psychology, this technique is known as reframing.
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Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Advertisement Richards has spent 25 years trying to reframe what happened to him, not as an anomaly, but as an extreme version of something far more common.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 June 2026
In sport and exercise psychology, this technique is known as reframing.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 31 May 2026
Automation, once viewed cautiously by freelancers, is increasingly being reframed as a survival tool rather than a luxury.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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