reframing

verb

present participle of reframe
as in reformulating

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  1. building
  2. constructing
  3. assembling
  4. compounding
  5. devising
  6. writing
  7. conceiving
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  • That is a new discipline, and the businesses building it now will have a significant head start.
    — Derya Matras, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • On land, over 1,000 trees were preserved while building the resort.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of building
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  • Compass is constructing five hyperscale data centers on the former Sears Headquarters campus.
    — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This includes repairing roofs, modernizing classrooms, upgrading heating and cooling systems, improving security and constructing new buildings.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of constructing
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  • Mark Zuckerberg is also establishing a family compound Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is worth $261 billion, has also been assembling a family compound in Palo Alto one house at a time.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The new leadership team that Skydance is assembling under the direction of Ellison and Ynon Kreiz, just recruited from Mattel to serve as co-CEO, has to navigate that dynamic.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembling
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  • But oil revenue has been particularly constrained by theft and pipeline vandalism that has cost the country about $300 billion in recent years, compounding in a worsening security crisis that has hampered the overall economy.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Besides the deaths of a dozen people from the compounding pharmacy in New England, some groups have raised broader safety concerns about drugs from compounding pharmacies.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of compounding
Verb
  • Mungiu may have a less sadistic streak and a more active camera, but the two filmmakers share a particular commitment to narrative indeterminacy, devising intricate yet incomplete crime-story plots that function broadly as sociopolitical allegories.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the self-regulating organization takes the day-to-day lead in devising standards, conducting oversight, enforcing rules, and punishing bad actors, drawing on its business members’ unique knowledge and real-world expertise.
    — William R. Gruver, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of devising
Verb
  • The original Latin meaning of curriculum vitae led me to imagine writing their history as the course of a life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Sethi started writing after reading reports of Afghan refugees being moved out of temporary shelters as Germany took in large numbers of Ukrainians escaping the war.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of writing
Verb
  • On the 377-foot Ahpo, Venetian designer Nuvolari Lenard went a step further, conceiving the Lürssen around wellness for extended cruising.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Plaintiffs sought information identifying people involved in conceiving, creating, and carrying out the fund.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of conceiving
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