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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Finding a way to reframe the current situation might be difficult, but AI can help.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
But Ramsey is quick to reframe the fatigue, not to save face, but out of candor.
—Peyton Dix, Them., 27 May 2025
But Sunday’s finale began by revealing Fielder had been withholding a crucial piece of information throughout the prior episodes, one that reframes his entire undertaking.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
The full committee was in attendance, and while some Republicans on the panel sought to reframe the budget request as rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, others echoed concerns raised by Democrats about funding cuts to biomedical research and low-income programs.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 20 May 2025
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
But Ramsey is quick to reframe the fatigue, not to save face, but out of candor.
—Peyton Dix, Them., 27 May 2025
But Sunday’s finale began by revealing Fielder had been withholding a crucial piece of information throughout the prior episodes, one that reframes his entire undertaking.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
The full committee was in attendance, and while some Republicans on the panel sought to reframe the budget request as rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, others echoed concerns raised by Democrats about funding cuts to biomedical research and low-income programs.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 20 May 2025
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“Reframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reframe. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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