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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There’s still another week to catch this bold, new group exhibition of 50 artists’ works created to fill gaps in history, reframe present-day narratives, and imagine alternative futures.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Cornrows x Curls is the brainchild of the duo are on a mission to reframe the natural hair conversation.
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The interview also reframes the list as a narrative project: one in which Black Midwestern life is not merely archived but curated, conjured, and interpreted.
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Cornrows x Curls is the brainchild of the duo are on a mission to reframe the natural hair conversation.
—Essence, 21 July 2025
The interview also reframes the list as a narrative project: one in which Black Midwestern life is not merely archived but curated, conjured, and interpreted.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 17 July 2025
Another book that reframed how Cheung thought about pregnancy, parenting, and writing was Olga Ravn’s My Work, a novel about a woman who is lost after giving birth and turns to literature to cope.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
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“Reframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reframe. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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