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 conversation, which was presented in collaboration with industry body SWIFT (Sisters Working in Film and Television), spotlighted the efforts of Black documentary filmmakers to reframe narratives around underrepresented and marginalized communities.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
As concerns about Trump’s tariff plan have begun to surface, the administration has sought to reframe the action.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2025
Why now do the very rich get to decide how to reframe our country to benefit themselves at the expense of the rest of us?
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Trump has successfully reframed oversight as a partisan attack rather than a constitutional necessity.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
As concerns about Trump’s tariff plan have begun to surface, the administration has sought to reframe the action.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2025
Why now do the very rich get to decide how to reframe our country to benefit themselves at the expense of the rest of us?
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Trump has successfully reframed oversight as a partisan attack rather than a constitutional necessity.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Reframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reframe. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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