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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Proponents of such protections should reframe the debate accordingly or risk ceding some ethical high ground.
—Adam W. Gaffney, STAT, 18 May 2026
Art curators in Colorado are obsessed with presenting work that reframes traditional views of Western culture through a contemporary lens.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
With more than a decade in hospitality technology, Knauf has repeatedly moved toward the fire rather than away from it, accepting roles far outside his formal expertise and reframing dysfunction as a place of opportunity.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Success in strategy development comes from reframing as new information comes in, pivoting the plan to represent reality rather than trying to shape reality to match the plan.
—Lynn Comp, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Adam W. Gaffney, STAT, 18 May 2026
Art curators in Colorado are obsessed with presenting work that reframes traditional views of Western culture through a contemporary lens.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
With more than a decade in hospitality technology, Knauf has repeatedly moved toward the fire rather than away from it, accepting roles far outside his formal expertise and reframing dysfunction as a place of opportunity.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Success in strategy development comes from reframing as new information comes in, pivoting the plan to represent reality rather than trying to shape reality to match the plan.
—Lynn Comp, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for reframe
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“Reframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reframe. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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