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
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Padmavati comes to represent idealized or divine beauty, Ratansen the seeker, and his journey a spiritual quest, reframing the story beyond its historical context.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
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—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
The farm-to-fork movement, championed by Alice Waters, reframed nutrition as a celebration of fresh, local ingredients.
—Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Her novel, which debuted on March 3, reframes Lady Etheldreda Tremaine as a single mother who's desperate to preserve the remaining respect on her family's name.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Your book is going to reframe how people think about boy bands, or at least the sort of taboos that live deep within us—not crediting this music as valid, thinking of these groups as unartistic, or uncool.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
The farm-to-fork movement, championed by Alice Waters, reframed nutrition as a celebration of fresh, local ingredients.
—Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Her novel, which debuted on March 3, reframes Lady Etheldreda Tremaine as a single mother who's desperate to preserve the remaining respect on her family's name.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Reframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reframe. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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