reframe

verb

re·frame (ˌ)rē-ˈfrām

reframed; reframing

Synonyms of reframe next

transitive verb

: to frame (something) again and often in a different way

Tom, a seasoned renovator, … reframed the crooked doorways …—

Gillian Barth

The 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

… 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

… 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

All failures are reframed as "good tries."—

Jon Krause

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This model creates the false assumption that the only way to communicate contemporary values is through the work of contemporary artists, rather than through curatorial choices that reframe and reinterpret history to address the demands of the present. —

Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025 This cultural shift highlights the power of reframing—redefining what luxury means and who gets to participate in it. —

Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 This revelation certainly reframes history—and recasts Carter’s role. —

Sally Susman, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024 That expansion is clearest in the film’s ending, which re-creates but also reframes Ellen’s fatal sacrifice. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reframe