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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Key questions to ask This assumption reframes news not as something that finds a reader by chance, but as something someone wants a reader to see.
—Andrea Hickerson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Chin eventually incorporated supernatural elements, including folklore and zombie mythology, using fantasy to explore emotional and psychological gaps within cycles of toxic relationships and to reframe the agency of female characters.
—Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Even then, that victory is often reframed as a crime thriller in awards history.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
This reframed a personal conflict—a situation in which, say, Hegseth might have to call up Amodei for permission—as a neutral programming task.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
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Andrea Hickerson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Chin eventually incorporated supernatural elements, including folklore and zombie mythology, using fantasy to explore emotional and psychological gaps within cycles of toxic relationships and to reframe the agency of female characters.
—Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Even then, that victory is often reframed as a crime thriller in awards history.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
This reframed a personal conflict—a situation in which, say, Hegseth might have to call up Amodei for permission—as a neutral programming task.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Reframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reframe. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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