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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He's now reframed his work to a series of purposeful learning interactions.
—Hylke Faber, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
After President Trump shocked the Arab world last month by suggesting the entire population of Gaza be expelled from the territory, his aides reframed the idea as an invitation to the leaders of the Middle East: Come up with a better plan, or do it our way.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Another helpful technique is cognitive restructuring, which involves recognizing and reframing your feeling of fear with facts.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 14 Feb. 2025
My diagnosis reframed these quirks as symptoms of illness—importantly, ones that could be managed.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Hylke Faber, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
After President Trump shocked the Arab world last month by suggesting the entire population of Gaza be expelled from the territory, his aides reframed the idea as an invitation to the leaders of the Middle East: Come up with a better plan, or do it our way.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Another helpful technique is cognitive restructuring, which involves recognizing and reframing your feeling of fear with facts.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 14 Feb. 2025
My diagnosis reframed these quirks as symptoms of illness—importantly, ones that could be managed.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Reframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reframe. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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