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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The push for college-for-all that gained momentum through the 1990s and 2000s reframed high school as a four-year college preparatory exercise.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Takeru Satoh portrayed a counterpart who reframes revenge as self-sacrifice, while Park Min Young’s Kang Ji-won redefined the K-revenge heroine by reclaiming her fate.
—Partner Content, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
The event introduced editors, clients and cultural figures to a platform that aims to reframe how Latin American fashion is positioned globally.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
Recently, my organization documented how a particular ideological framework has taken hold in school systems across the country, reframing American history, civic identity, and even daily school culture through a narrow political lens.
—Robert Casper, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Takeru Satoh portrayed a counterpart who reframes revenge as self-sacrifice, while Park Min Young’s Kang Ji-won redefined the K-revenge heroine by reclaiming her fate.
—Partner Content, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
The event introduced editors, clients and cultural figures to a platform that aims to reframe how Latin American fashion is positioned globally.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
Recently, my organization documented how a particular ideological framework has taken hold in school systems across the country, reframing American history, civic identity, and even daily school culture through a narrow political lens.
—Robert Casper, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Reframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reframe. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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