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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Kate's cancer diagnosis has reframed her life, both with her family at home and in her approach to her royal work. —

Erin Hill, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024 Nature reframes our human-ness as one of many options, and our dearest truths as subjective. —

Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024 For another deep dive into a deliciously profound subject, check out our multimedia exploration of entropy, which examines how the evolving understanding of this quantity has reframed the purpose of science and our role in the universe. —

Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024 For Black women who are unsure where to start with tapping into their creativity, begin by reframing what creativity looks like. —

Dominique Fluker, Essence, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reframe